$36MM Beach nourishment construction by Weeks Marine to begin in May 2026 in North Carolina

By Jenna Lejano

NORTH CAROLINA (WAVY) — Beach nourishment construction is set to begin May 14 in Nags Head, according to officials.

Initial equipment is now being staged in south Nags Head near Camelot Street, in the 9700 block of South Old Oregon Inlet Road, according to officials.

Portions of the beach in this area may be temporarily blocked while the contractor moves equipment into place.

During beach nourishment, sand is pumped onto the beach from a dredge in the ocean via a submerged pipeline. Two dredges and two active construction, closed areas will be utilized for the project.

Once the nourishment from a landing point is complete, the contract will switch to a new landing point along the shoreline. Then, the process will begin all over again.

To save time during a switch, the contractor may set up multiple landing points on the beach.

More information about this project:

• The first dredge is expected to begin pumping sand (May 14) at the southernmost landing point near Camelot Street in the 9700 block of South Old Oregon Inlet Road.

• The hydraulic dredge will remain stationed offshore and continue pumping sand to the beach.

• Unlike a hopper dredge, it must travel back and forth to the borrow area.

• Pumping is expected to move south first to the town line that is adjacent to Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Once this section is complete, they will progress north from the Camelot Landing point.

• Then, the work will resume at a landing point near the Hargrove beach access in the 8300 block of South Old Oregon Inlet Road. They will pump south and then north again.

• A hopper dredge is expected to arrive to work in the northern area of Nags Head beginning May 26.

• The dredge will begin work at the northernmost landing point that is just south of the Nags Head Pier in the 3400 block of South Virginia Dare Trail.

• Construction will move north to 2919 South Virginia Dare Trail and then back to the landing point (Head South to the next landing point near St. Andrews by the Sea Church in the 4200 block of South Virginia Trail)

• After the same process is completed at the landing point, construction will move to the final landing point near the Village Beach Club in the 6300 block of South Virginia Dare Trail