2022 TownWide Beach Nourishment

Beach Nourishment construction

The Town is pleased to announce the beach nourishment project is fully complete. Crews from Weeks Marine started pumping sand on Tuesday morning, May 9 and were finished late in the evening May 11. Weeks exceeded the 37,0000 cubic yards of sand they were obligated to pump to finish the project by placing approximately 50,000 cubic yards cubic yards along the northern end of the beach. This sand is in addition to the approximately 972,000 cubic yards pumped last fall. We appreciate the patience and cooperation of the Southern Shores Civic Association for use of its access. The Town especially wishes to thank the residents and property owners for their patience as we worked to finish this project as designed.

February 10, 2023 Update:

Weeks Marine, Inc. will be returning to Dare County to finish the remaining project in March 2023. Once the portion of the project to be performed in Duck is complete, crews will place 37,500 cubic yards of sand on the beach at the northern end of the project in Southern Shores. This additional volume of sand will complete the project as it was designed. We anticipate that crews will start work near the end of May and be completely finished by June 15, 2023. The town website will be updated with construction start dates and project progress closer to the start date.


Dec. 1, 2022 Update: 

Last week, based only on visual inspection it was difficult to determine if the project design goal had been achieved. At the bi-weekly public beach nourishment update meeting held November 30th engineers with Coastal Protection Engineering confirmed that the contractor, Weeks Marine, placed less sand on the beach north of 5th Ave than the original project design set forward. Having learned this information only yesterday, the Town Council has not yet had the opportunity to meet for discussion and determine options. Dare County entered the contract with Weeks Marine on behalf of four towns to nourish their beaches. The Town has communicated this contract concern to Dare County and will be coordinating with them moving forward. This matter will be on the agenda at the December 6th Council meeting for discussion. The Town appreciates everyone’s patience as we work to resolve this matter. View the Council meeting information here.


Weeks completed their dredging in Southern Shores November 22, 2022. Coastal Planning and Engineering is surveying the beach and will be providing the Town with the results to indicate that the project was constructed as designed. Weeks Marine will be coming back in March of 2023 to finish the project in the Town of Duck. 


Bi-weekly public meeting
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
1:30 pm
Pitts Center

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Frequently Asked Questions

The beach will remain accessible during construction. Frequently Asked Questions.

Why is the sand on the newly dredged beach black?


11/5/2022 Beach Nourishment Drone Footage


Public information Meeting April 4, 2022-Beach Nourishment (video)

11.7.2022 beach nourishment informational graph
Title Attachments
Beach Nourishment Easements
Ordinance establishing two Municipal Service Districts Approved
Public Hearing Notice -March 16, 2021
September 2019
May 2020
June 2020
July 2020 Project Update
September 2020 Project Update
October 2020 Project Update
November 2020 Project Update
December 2020 Project Update
January 2020
March 2022 Project Update
April 2022 Project Update
May 2022 Project Update