Description: This project was authorized by Section 1001 (32) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007. The study investigated flood and coastal storm damage effects with a view toward reducing impacts from coastal erosion and storms. The recommended plan calls for construction of a beach fill with a berm and dune along the study area oceanfront utilizing sand from an offshore borrow source and periodic nourishment for a period of 50 years. Initial fill requirements would be about 10 million cubic yards, with periodic nourishment at 4-year intervals with about 1 million cubic yards placed.

Project Goals: The purpose of this project investigated hurricane and coastal storm damage reduction, and recommendation of a beach fill with a berm and dune and a periodic nourishment for a period of 50 years.
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​Status: The Chief of Engineers Report was completed in December 2003. This project was authorized in the 2007 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). Between October 27 & 30, 2012, Hurricane Sandy significantly damaged the New Jersey coast from Sandy Hook to Cape May and up the Delaware Bay. This project was hit especially hard with a breach in Mantoloking and significant damage to Seaside Heights, Mantoloking, Ortley Beach, Lavallette and Seaside Park. Significant damage also occurred to piers, boardwalks, amusements, residential and commercial properties. In response, the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013 was passed by Congress and signed into law by the President on January 29, 2013 as Public Law 113-2 (Act). The legislation provides supplemental appropriations to address damages caused by Hurricane Sandy and to reduce future flood risk in ways that will support the long-term sustainability of the coastal ecosystem and communities, and reduce the economic costs and risks associated with large-scale flood and storm events. This project was determined to be eligible for P.L. 113-2 2013 Disaster Relief Appropriations Act (Hurricane Sandy) funds as an Authorized but Unconstructed project. The term “authorized but unconstructed project” refers to previously authorized projects for which no physical construction has occurred as well as projects that contain elements where construction has not been completed.  Initial construction is estimated to cost $167 million. Total lifetime project cost is estimated to cost $513.9 million.
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​The Army Corp awarded the base bid contract to Weeks Marine, Inc. on January 10, 2017, in the amount of $91,922,023. The Notice to Proceed was issued to Weeks on January 20, 2017.  Seaside Heights will receive approximately 660,000 cubic yards of beach fill material commencing in September 2018 and proceeding through November 2018, subject to weather and other factors.