Posted on November 12, 2025
PROJECT UPDATES
- Wednesday, November 12, 2025: Dredging operations are now scheduled to begin on Thursday, November 20, with pipe and equipment placement on the beach still scheduled to begin on Sunday, November 16.
- Monday, November 10, 2025: Starting on Sunday, November 16, 2025 the public parking area and Beach Access Locations on SE 49th St. will be CLOSED to allow for equipment placement and project staging Additionally, a surveyor from Weeks Marine (the contractor performing the dredging and sand placement) will begin performing the Before Dredging (BD) surveys along the beach. Both the BD and AD (After Dredging) Surveys will be performed regularly throughout the project, and will begin at the eastern edge of the work area near SE 46th St., and move towards the West as the work progresses.
- Thursday, November 6, 2025:A surveyor from Weeks Marine will be performing the Before Dredging (BD) surveys along the beach, starting on Monday, November 10.
- Both Before Dredging (BD) and After Dredging (AD) surveys will be performed regularly throughout the project. Survey work will begin at the eastern edge of the project, near SE 46th St., and move towards the West as the project progresses.
- Tuesday, November 4, 2025: The Town has been notified by Weeks Marine (the contractor performing the dredging and sand placement) that it intends to begin mobilizing pipes and equipment on the beach on Sunday, November 16, 2025.
- Weeks Marine will be using the Beach Access Location at SE 49th St. as the Staging Area. and track equipment using the contractor beach access route across E. Beach Drive as stated in the letter.
- Thursday, October 16, 2025: The Town has been notified by Coastal Transplants that teams will be conducting harvesting of Sea Oats between October 28 -November 5, 2025. This is in coordination with pre-project survey work for the Beach Nourishment Project. Harvesting will be from the area planted as part of the previous beach nourishment, to ensure Oak island seed is replanted as part of the current project. Team members will identify themselves and display the Coastal Transplants logo on their apparel.
- Tuesday, October 14, 2025: The Pre-Construction Beach Profile Survey has begun. Surveying contractor Gahagan & Bryant Associates (GBA) will be conducting the survey work, which will include operations on the land and water. The work is expected to take between 7 – 14 days to complete, weather permitting. CLICK HERE for full details on this Notice.
This section will be updated once operations begin and progress updates are provided.
ABOUT THE PROJECT
During the Fall and Winter months, the 2025 / 2026 Beach Nourishment Project will service ALL of the beach areas for the entire Town, from McGlamery Street to The Point.
- IMPORTANT NOTE: Not all areas of the beach are the same. Throughout the more than 10 miles of project shoreline, different geological forces have shaped and impacted the beach in different ways. While this project will service the entire beach area, it will also account for the different needs of specific areas, and distribute sand accordingly.
A Grand Total of 1,641,000 cubic yards (cy) of new sand placement will be provided through a combination of three separate projects:
- Lockwoods Folly Inlet Project: 100,000cy
- Wilmington Harbor Project: 600,000cy
- OS-OKI Project: 941,000cy
