Newly Replenished Beaches Are Ready For The Summer In Ocean City

OCEAN CITY, NJ — Expect a smoother experience at the beach this summer as Ocean City's beach replenishment project is complete.

The $21.5 million project started in November and finished as of Feb. 15, Mayor Jay A. Gillian said.

Now, beaches from Seaview Road to 14th Street are widened, elevated and rebuilt.

"This work is vital in protecting our coastal properties, and our beaches will be in great shape for the summer," Gillian said.

The project placed 1.5 million cubic yards of beachfill and 47,600 cubic yards of stockpile sand.

The sand was dredged from a sand borrow site offshore of Great Egg Harbor Inlet, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The sand was then pumped through pipeline onto the beach, where it was graded into an elevated strip.

Work on south end beaches is anticipated to be completed after the summer, Gillian said.

This was the 10th renourishment project on the north end since the city's 50-year agreement with the Army Corps began.

The project began in 1992 and has been periodically nourished in the years since. It is designed to reduce damages from coastal storms, such as what Ocean City went through late last year with the remnants of Hurricane Ian.