Beach Renourishment Ocean Ridge, Palm Beach County, Florida

Project Summary

The project will renourish approximately 1.1 miles of shoreline in Palm Beach County, within the Town of Ocean Ridge. The Ocean Ridge beach renourishment is located between Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Range Monuments R-153 and R-159. The sand for the project will be sourced from two offshore borrow areas. The north borrow area is located approximately 0.78 nautical miles from the midpoint of the project fill area. The south borrow area is located approximately 0.5 nautical miles from the midpoint of the project fill area. Work also includes but is not limited to environmental species monitoring, hardbottom monitoring, turbidity monitoring, beach tilling, beach fill quality control, screening, and vibration control and monitoring.