Project record

Avalon and Stone Harbor hydraulic beach nourishment, 2026 campaign

Participation
Not assessed
Project facts checked

Avalon equipment staged and survey review reported; hydraulic placement start and accepted profiles remain outstanding

Project sources

USACE awarded Norfolk Dredging the shared Avalon and Stone Harbor nourishment campaign. The June award identifies 941,032 cubic yards for Avalon and 538,867 for Stone Harbor, with inlet borrow areas and engineered beach placement. Avalon's latest dated update records equipment staging ahead of pumping.

Avalon and Stone Harbor beach nourishment package diagram linking inlet borrow areas, hydraulic transport, separate receiving quantities and accepted berm and dune profiles

IMWO original Avalon and Stone Harbor beach nourishment package diagram based on the June award and dated design and council records; conceptual material route, not a borrow-area map or surveyed cross-section

Location

United States / Americas

Segment

Beach and foreshore nourishment

Phase

Construction / Confirmed

Last checked

30 August 2026

Coverage

Related sectors

Beach and foreshore nourishment is the primary work classification. Related sectors connect this record to adjacent marine delivery and market coverage.

Subject index

Related subjects

These subject pages bring together related projects, technical articles, reports, and evidence methods.

Project anatomy

Contract scope and delivery roles

Client / authority
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District / New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection / boroughs of Avalon and Stone Harbor
Delivery parties
Norfolk Dredging Company, named in the 5 June USACE award
Contract route
The district's 5 June release confirms a USD 15.8 million award covering both communities. It does not divide the contract price between the two workfronts or disclose lower-tier appointments.
Execution window
The June council presentation records notice to proceed on 9 June and contractual completion, including cleanup, on 9 November 2026. Avalon's 28 August account anticipates pumping around 5 September; these milestones remain forecasts and contract provisions rather than actual placement or completion.
Works package
The June award describes dune and berm repairs with sand from Townsends and Hereford inlets. It identifies Avalon 9th-28th Street and Stone Harbor 98th-114th Street plus 120th Street to the terminal groin, with survey-dependent additional locations. The borough's later 9th-25th Street wording is unreconciled.
Marine interfaces
Borrow-area excavation, hydraulic conveyance, shore discharge and grading connect the marine plant to the receiving beach. The April programme factsheet describes a 150-foot berm and +14.75-foot NAVD dune crest. Pre- and post-placement surveys relate the material quantity to the engineered protection profile.
Commercial evidence boundary
USD 15.8 million is the district's shared award figure. The borough's earlier USD 15.7 million wording is not a separately evidenced Avalon price, revised contract or final account. Neither the forecast pumping date nor equipment staging supplies accepted quantities or a contract-closeout certificate.

Contract and delivery chain

Work packages and named roles

Published scope, named parties and supporting evidence for each workstream.

Shared nourishment award

Avalon and Stone Harbor dune and beachfill

Named party
USACE / Norfolk Dredging Company
Evidence status
Confirmed
Source position
The June award names Norfolk Dredging for both communities; lower-tier contractors are not named. Source
Workfront preparation

Avalon equipment staging and pre-project surveys

Named party
Borough of Avalon / Norfolk Dredging Company
Evidence status
Confirmed
Source position
The 28 August borough account reports equipment staging and completed surveys under review, with pumping still anticipated. Source
Contract timing

Notice to proceed and cleanup-inclusive completion

Named party
USACE / NJDEP
Evidence status
Confirmed
Source position
The June council presentation distinguishes notice to proceed from the contractual completion date including site cleanup. Source

Evidence gap

What remains unverified

Outstanding evidence

  • Actual pumping start and the receiving reach
  • Survey-resolved workfront limits and placed quantities
  • Accepted berm and dune profiles
  • Stone Harbor sequencing and final cleanup

Related records 2

Reporting status

Project phase
Construction
Evidence confidence
Confirmed
Last checked
30 August 2026
Cited sources
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