Posted on August 17, 2026
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company has announced that beach nourishment work in the Buxton project area continues to progress, with completion of the dune in front of the village expected within the next few days.
Beach fill pumping is scheduled to begin at Oramar Drive on Saturday, August 15, 2026 or Sunday, August 16, 2026 and will initially proceed south, with contractors expected to complete the beach fill in the southern portion of the project area before returning to Oramar Drive and start working north.
Great Lakes has also announced that a second dredge, the Amelia Island, is expected to arrive in Dare County early next week and begin pumping sand as part of the ongoing nourishment work. The dredge Liberty Island—which has been pumping sand since the Buxton project got underway on Friday, July 31, 2026—is scheduled to leave the project area from August 18-20, 2026 for fueling and its annual U.S. Coast Guard inspection.* During that time, the Amelia Island will continue pumping sand onto the shoreline.
With two dredges operating as planned, the project remains on schedule for completion by September 30, 2026.*
Approximately 2 million cubic yards of sand will be placed along Buxton’s oceanfront beaches from the Haulover Day Use Area to just south of the Buxton Beach Access over an estimated 95-day construction period, depending on weather and ocean conditions.*
