Beach Renourishment Update
News Staff • December 24, 2023
21 December 2023 Beach Renourishment Update
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company concludes sand placement in Gulf Shores – West Beach today. The Contractor is transferring pipe and equipment to the staging areas at Cotton Bayou Park and just east of Wind Drift Condominium this week.
Fill operations are moving to Gulf State Park after the completion of Gulf Shores. Pumping will commence eastward from the pipeline landing toward Route 2. Once the eastern portion is complete, fill operations will progress from the pipeline landing westward to the Gulf State Park Pier.
The Contractor plans to perform beach tilling and grading in Gulf Shores in late December – early January and other contractors will come in and plant dune vegetation and install sand fencing in certain areas.
Below is the FULL project schedule and updates photos:
As a reminder, the operation will run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week until the project is complete to restore the beaches following Hurricanes Nate and Sally. In total the project will place over 2 million cubic yards of sand along five segments of the shoreline from Laguna Key westward to the AL/FL State Line on Perdido Key. The project is expected to last through February 2024.
FULL SCHEDULE:
GULF SHORES EAST Segment 1 – FILLED
900 block WBB westward to W. 12th Street
Start: October 30th
Finish: Sand placement completed November 7th
Pipe landing near Ocean House will be flipped to eastward operations
GULF SHORES EAST Segment 2 – FILLED
900 block WBB eastward to Main Beach
Start: Week of November 6th
Finish: Week of November 13th
Move to pipe landing near Sea’n’Suds, set to westward
GULF SHORES EAST Segment 3 – FILLED
Sea’n’Suds westward to Main Beach
Start: Week of November 13th (late in the week)
Finish: Week of November 20th
Pipe landing near Sea’n’Suds will be flipped to eastward operations
GULF SHORES EAST Segment 4 – FILLED
Sea’n’Suds eastward to Royal Palms and Park Boundary
Start: Week of November 20th
Finish: Week of November 27th
Operations will progress east to west down West Beach
Operations move to pipe landing near 1841 WBB
GULF SHORES WEST Segment 1 – FILLED
1800 block of WBB eastward to Lagoon Pass
Start: Week of November 20th
Finish: Week of November 27th
Pipe landing at 1841 WBB flipped to westward
GULF SHORES WEST Segment 2 – FILLED
1800 block of WBB westward to 2100 block WBB
Start: Week of November 27th
Finish: Week of November 27th
Operations move to pipe landing #3 near 2441 WBB
GULF SHORES WEST Segment 3 – FILLED
2400 block of WBB eastward to 2100 block WBB
Start: Week of November 27th
Finish: Week of December 4th
Pipe landing near 2441 WBB flipped to eastward operations
GULF SHORES WEST Segment 4 – FILLED
2400 block of WBB westward to 2800 block WBB
Start: Week of December 4th
Finish: Week of December 11th
Operations move to pipe landing #1 near 3125 WBB near Laguna Key
GULF SHORES WEST Segment 5 – FILLED
3100 block of WBB eastward to 2800 block WBB
Start: Week of December 11th
Finish: Week of December 18th
Pipe landing near 3125 WBB flipped to westward operations
GULF SHORES WEST Segment 6 – FILLED
3100 block of WBB westward to Laguna Key
Start: Week of December 18th
Finish: Week of December 18th
Operations move to Gulf State Park
Pipe landing between the Lodge and Route 2
GULF STATE PARK SEGMENT 1
The Route 2 segment
Start: Week of December 18th
Finish: Week of December 25th
Pipe landing between the Lodge and Route 2 flips to westward operations
GULF STATE PARK SEGMENT 2
The Lodge segment
Start: Week of December 25th
Finish: Week of January 1st
Operations move to Romar Beach – Orange Beach
Pipe landing near Sugar Beach
ORANGE BEACH SEGMENT 1
Sugar Beach westward to park boundary
Start: Week of January 1st
Finish: Week of January 1st
Pipe landing near Sugar Beach flips to eastward
ORANGE BEACH SEGMENT 2
Sugar Beach eastward to Welcome Center
Start: Week of January 1st
Finish: Week of January 8th
Pipe landing moves to Romar Beach Park area
ORANGE BEACH SEGMENT 3
Romar Beach Park westward to Welcome Center
Start: Week of January 8th
Finish: Week of January 8th
Pipe landing near Romar Beach Park flips to eastward operations
ORANGE BEACH SEGMENT 4
Romar Beach Park eastward to Romar Vista Place
Start: Week of January 8th
Finish: Week of January 15th
Pipe landing moves to Cotton Bayou Park area
ORANGE BEACH SEGMENT 5
Cotton Bayou Park westward to Romar Vista Place
Start: Week of January 15th
Finish: Week of January 22nd
Pipe landing at Cotton Bayou Park area flips to eastward operations
ORANGE BEACH SEGMENT 6
Cotton Bayou Park eastward to The Palms
Start: Week of January 22nd
Finish: Week of January 22nd
Operations move to Perdido Key
Pipe landing near Dolphin Key
PERDIDO KEY SEGMENT
WindDrift to Phoenix X
Start: Week of January 22nd
Finish: Week of February 5th
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