I know you Jax Beach visitors don't REALLY want to hear this, but better now so you can plan in advance!
The renourishment project, handled by the Army Corps of Engineers will start on Friday 7/1/11 (I KNOW!), at the 16th Avenue South public entrance.
Right now, that area is already congested with equipment, and shut off to public parking.
The project will work it's way north, ending in Atlantic Beach.
This is to help our shorelines compensate for natural erosion, which as we know, is a lot less erosion than our neighbor to the south, Ponte Vedra Beach.
Why now, you ask? The 2009 plans were scrapped due to budget cutbacks (our beaches are typically restored every 5 years), and the Army Corps like to do the project when the ocean is relatively calm, which happens to be summer.
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