Posted on March 16, 2026
A long-awaited beach renourishment project in Destin is set to begin later this month, restoring thousands of cubic yards of sand lost during Hurricane Sally.
Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners announced that crews will begin mobilizing equipment the week of March 23 as part of a $10 million project aimed at rebuilding portions of Destin’s eroded shoreline.
County officials say the project will replace approximately 150,600 cubic yards of sand that washed away during Hurricane Sally in 2020. Shortly after the storm, county staff met with representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to assess storm damage and begin the process of securing federal recovery funding.
