Sea Bright, Monmouth Beach Will Get Beach Replenishment This Winter

SEA BRIGHT, NJ — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin a sand-replenishment project in Monmouth County this winter, and that will include sections of Monmouth Beach and Sea Bright, and possibly also Long Branch.

This was announced this week by Congressman Frank Pallone, who represents this area in Washington, D.C. Pallone said he secured $37 million in federal funding for the beach replenishment, which will be matched with a combination of state and local funds.

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The base contract only includes Monmouth Beach and Sea Bright. A bigger stretch of Sea Bright and Long Branch are optional add-ons if the U.S. Army Corps. chooses.

In Monmouth Beach, sand will be added to the beach from the Monmouth Beach Bathing Pavilion north to the Monmouth Beach Bath and Tennis Club. In Sea Bright, sand will be added from the Ship Ahoy beach club north.

These are the areas that have experienced the worst sand erosion.

The solicitation includes an option to continue the sand replenishment from Ship Ahoy south to the Sea Bright Public Beach, as well as to add sand to the beach north of Pier Village in Long Branch.

The precise areas that will receive replenishment will be determined once the bids are submitted.

The project solicitation was made public on July 22 and contractor bids are due by August 25. All the work is expected to begin in late fall, finishing by March 2027.

"Beach replenishment is critical for a town like Monmouth Beach to protect our residents and their property," said Monmouth Beach Mayor Tim Somers. "Over the last year, residents delivered hundreds of letters to Congressman Pallone asking for assistance to help replenish our beach sand that we have seen erode with each storm. We are grateful to Congressman Pallone for listening."

"Over the last year, Sea Bright has seen alarming erosion of its beaches with the ocean in some places rising all the way to the sea wall," said Sea Bright Mayor Brian Kelly. "I want to thank Congressman Pallone for his efforts to secure funding for this critical beach replenishment project to protect our residents, their homes and our businesses."

"Thanks to months of partnership between the Army Corps of Engineers, state and local leaders, and my office, critical sand replenishment work will begin later this year in Monmouth County," said Pallone. "These projects are essential to protecting our coastal communities, strengthening storm resilience, and preserving the Jersey Shore for future generations."