Posted on December 21, 2015
A major project to rebuild dunes and beaches at the north end of Ocean City has reached the Ocean City Music Pier.
Work will now begin in a final push to the end of the project area at 14th Street.
Crews are working around the clock and it’s likely the project will be complete by the end of the year.
The dredging is part of a $9 million project that will pump 700,000 cubic yards of new sand to rebuild eroded beaches across 2.4 miles at the north end of Ocean City. The project started on Nov. 3.
The federal government is paying the majority of the project costs with Ocean City responsible for only 8.75 percent.
The work will cover an area between the northernmost jetty at Seaspray Road to the beach around the 14th Street Pier.
The sand is being harvested from an offshore borrow area a short distance off Surf Road Beach. Powered by the dredge Illinois, the sand is being transported through a pipeline that lands on the beach at North Street. From there, a pipeline runs down the beach as work progresses.
