JUNE 13, 2010:

Great Lakes Dredging Company completed beach fill operations.  Beaches from 73rd Street - 94th Street received 800,000 cubic yards of sand and are now open to the public.  The total project cost 6.6 million dollars, with the State of New Jersey committing to pay 75% and the City of Sea Isle City responsible for paying the remaining 25% of the total cost.  Expect to see equipment clean up and de-mobilization over the next few days.

JUNE 11, 2010:

Beach fill operations continue to move northward.  Currently, beaches in the fill zone are from 78th Street - 72nd Street, and are closed to the public.  As operations proceed, beaches will reopen to the public. 

JUNE 9, 2010:

Beach fill operations continue to move northward.  Currently, beaches in the fill zone are from 81st Street - 74th Street, and are closed to the public.  As operations proceed, beaches will reopen to the public.

JUNE 7, 2010:

Beach fill operations continue to move northward.  Currently, beaches in the fill zone are from 87th Street - 77th Street, and are closed to the public.  As operations proceed, beaches will reopen to the public. 

JUNE 4, 2010:

The Dredge Illinois is currently pumping sand at 86th - 85th Streets.  The work will continue to move northward to 73rd Street.  Approximately 3 to 4 blocks of beach will be closed during sand placement and beaches to the north and south of the fill zone will be open to the public. 

MAY 27, 2010:

The Dredge Illinois began pumping sand on Thursday May 27, 2010 at 94th Street and has moved onto 93rd - 92nd Streets.  The work will proceed northward to 73rd Street.

MAY 24, 2010:

The beach fill project is scheduled to start this week.  Dredges will mobilize in Townsends Inlet, with one pumping sand to Avalon and the other pumping sand to Sea Isle City.  Sand placement is expected to start in Sea Isle City around May 26, 2010 at 94th Street.  The work will proceed northward to 73rd Street.
Approximately 3 to 4 blocks of beach will be closed during sand placement, and beaches to the north and south of the fill zone will be open to the public.
The project is expected to be completed around mid-June. 
If there are any questions, please contact Lew Steelman at 609 263-6000 *14 or e-mail lsteelman@seaislecitynj.us
For emergencies, contact the police department at 609 263-4311.

The Beach nourishment project from 1st -15th Street, and 40th -52nd Street was completed in the summer of 2009. Sea Isle received about 400,000 cubic yards of sand.  It was an operation that took place 24 hours-a-day, seven days-a-week since its start.  

The project was contracted by the State of New Jersey, Department of Environmental Protection and the contractor who performed the work was the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company.  The sand was conveyed via a pipeline, which extended from the dredge in Corson's Inlet to the area of the fill.  The project cost was about $3.5 million, with the State paying 75% and the City paying 25%.