Posted on June 5, 2026
Great Egg Harbor Inlet will be tapped again this July for sand to replenish Peck Beach in Ocean City, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
On June 1, the Army Corps announced that more than 1.6 million cubic yards of sand will be pumped from an ebb shoal area approximately 5,000 feet offshore.
The sand is to be distributed and then graded from 12th Street to the Seaview Road “groin” area. Groin is a term for a rigid barrier that is built perpendicular to a shoreline to prevent erosion.
Steve Rochette, an Army Corps spokesman, said Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. of Houston, Texas was hired for $19.5 million.
Approximately 8 miles of beach are periodically built up to protect area infrastructure from storms. The project is based on a 1991 federal and state governments agreement. Construction costs are shared, with 65% covered by federal funds.
Peck Beach is entirely in Ocean City. It extends from Great Egg Harbor Inlet south to Corson Inlet.
Great Egg Harbor Inlet is a tidal connection from the Atlantic Ocean to Great Egg Harbor Bay and the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway.
Initial construction on Peck Beach was completed in 1992. The plan called for a beach, or elevated berm, at least 100 feet in width. Approximately 6.2 million cubic yards of materials were deposited in the first construction.
Officials have said that dredging the ebb shoal area also helps to alleviate navigation difficulties in the inlet.
