North Myrtle Beach, S.C. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Charleston District has awarded a contract to renourish beaches along the Grand Strand following impacts from Hurricanes Ian and Debby. Hurricane Ian struck the South Carolina coast in September 2022 and Hurricane Debby in August 2024, causing severe erosion to the beach.
The contractor, Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company, will be placing two million cubic yards of material, equivalent to 200,000 dump trucks, along the 26 miles of coastline. The renourishment is funded entirely by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and will cost $72 million. This project will help reduce the risk to life and infrastructure beyond the dunes along the Grand Strand during future storms.
Further information on the construction timeline will be released once the contractors' work plan is finalized and a mobilization date had been coordinated.
Once this project begins, residents and visitors will be able to track the progress of the renourishment through the U.S. Army Corps’ tracker, which shows the entire project.
For a closer look at the progress of the renourishment along the beach in North Myrtle Beach, view the City’s tracker.
Additional information is provided in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Charleston District’s news release.