The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Charleston District has provided the below update for the Myrtle Beach renourishment timeline.
Please visit the Beach Renourishment page on VisitMyrtleBeach.com for the latest updates.
Myrtle Beach, S.C. --- The upcoming beach renourishment project along the Grand Strand is scheduled to begin late fall 2025, with completion anticipated by mid-summer 2026. With this schedule, the renourishment will avoid taking place during peak hurricane season and complete on schedule.
Beach renourishment will begin in North Myrtle Beach in December 2025, followed by the City of Myrtle Beach in February 2026. The final reach, covering Garden City and Surfside Beach, is expected to begin in April 2026. This schedule is subject to change as weather and equipment delays can impact the project timeline.
In December 2024, the Charleston District awarded a contract to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company to place two million cubic yards of material on Myrtle Beach, equivalent to 200,000 dump trucks, along 26 miles of coastline. The renourishment is funded entirely by the Corps of Engineers and will cost $72 million. The project will help reduce the risk to life and infrastructure behind the dunes along the Grand Strand.
Hurricane Ian struck Myrtle Beach and the South Carolina coast in September 2022 and Hurricane Debby in August 2024, causing severe erosion to the beach. The project performed as designed, reducing the damages to the infrastructure behind the beach.
There is an online tracker available on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Charleston Districts website which will be updated daily to show the exact locations where the beach is being impacted by the project.
Link to tracker: https://cesac.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=5c20349ed99d42febd9e49bd2f270c99
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