Coastal Projects

St. Augustine Beach Pier: USACE to re-pump eroded section of St. Augustine beachfront using federal emergency funds, post Debby. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Jacksonville District (SAJ), will begin repumping eroded sections of St. Augustine Beach north, south and underneath the St. Johns County Ocean Pier, late Saturday, August 10^th or Sunday, August 11^th, to replace sand lost during Hurricane Debby.

“Refilling the beach template near the pier will provide additional buffer between the upland infrastructure and the ocean to help dissipate wave energy and provide the intended coastal storm risk management benefits until the next planned renourishment,” said Jason Harrah, Senior Project Manager.  “The design intent of placing an extra-wide beach near the pier is for waves and currents to quickly reshape the fill by transporting sand from the dry recreational beach and depositing it below the waterline and to the adjacent beaches north and south of the project.”  

For more information, please visit the USACE website: St. Augustine Beach Shore Protection Project (army.mil)

State of the Beaches Update – St. Johns County Coastal Management recently shared how it manages more than 32 miles of eroded shoreline. Seven projects kicked off in 2023, and four launched in 2024. The County’s Office of Public Affairs produced a video to highlight the presentation, which can be viewed here.

Protect our Dunes! – The importance of not disturbing these natural barriers is explained here.

St. Augustine Beach Shore Protection Project – Beach accesses from 16^th Street to A Street will alternate closures through the end of August to accommodate work on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Shoreline Protection Project. Additionally, fishing from the pier will be closed to the public due to sand placement, but remains open for sightseeing. Please click here for additional information.

Ponte Vedra Beach Restoration Project – The project is complete two months ahead of the originally anticipated schedule. More details can be found here.

Nease Beachfront Park – For the fumigation of the Nease House, there will be no access to the park August 5-12. Additionally, there will be limited parking August 13-26 for additional interior renovations. Please click here for more information.

St. Augustine Beach – Beach accesses from 16^th Street to A Street will alternate closures through the end of August to accommodate work on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Shoreline Protection Project. The Contractor is currently operating at 16^th Street (heading South) and is expected to reroute beach accesses. 16^th Street beach access is currently open and routed to the south.  The public can expect the same patterns of beach access closures/rerouting as the project progresses south to A Street. 

The pier will remain open for sightseeing but off limits to fishing due to the sand extending beyond the pier’s length. Both North and South pier beach access points are now open to the public!

Pope Road – As part of the St. Augustine Beach Shore Protection Project, the Pope Road parking and beach access will be closed starting February 22, 2024. Pope Road Parking Lot Closing Until Fall 2024 for Beach Renourishment Project Staging