Vilano Beach

Announcements

USACE Contractor Mobilizes 
(Posted: 09/24/20) The USACE contractor began mobilization on September 8, 2020. Equipment is staged and set to construct the pipeline, as weather permits. The pipeline assembly is expected to be completed by the first week of October. Project Progress Map

Contract awarded for County Coastal Storm Risk Management Project >>
(Posted: 07/16/20) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded the contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC, of Oak Brook, Ill., to restore critically eroded shoreline along the coast of St. Johns County.

Project Schedule

Equipment Mobilized to the Beach: September

• Surfside Park Closed
• Vilano Beach Driving Closed
• Pipeline Placed

Construction Start: Early to Mid-October 2020

Construction Completion: Early 2021, Weather Permitting

Project Progress Map >>

Project Details

• The project extends from the Ocean Villas at Serenata Beach to just north of Nease Beach Front Park.
• Fifty year project with periodic nourishments.
• Rebuilding the dune to the 2015 conditions and widening the flat beach by 60 feet from where it was in 2015.

Funding

• The project has been fully approved and funded using a combination of USACE, State, County Tourist Development "Bed Tax", and MSTU funds. Assessment of the MSTU will begin on the November 2020 tax bill.

For more information, please see the Coastal Storm Risk Management Public Handout

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Project Website also has additional information.

Contact Us

For more information, please contact the Coastal Management team at (904) 209-0260, or coastalprojects@sjcfl.us.