Posted on December 5, 2016
By Jacob Rodriguez, First Coast News
The beach renourishment program intended to restore the protection features of Duval County beaches will be suspended in Dec. 3 and pick up again Spring 2017, says a release from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Called the Duval County shore project, seven miles of eroded beach is being restored with the sole goal of rebuilding the dunes devastated by Hurricane Matthew back in early October.
The Jacksonville city council voted earlier this month to provide $7.5 million to repair the dunes; $6.5 million to the Army Corps of Engineers to repair the dunes and an additional $1 million for dune maintenance.
Dredge work on the beaches will not be able to begin until Spring 2017 due to the contractor’s full schedule, the Army Corps says.
Source: First Coast News
