Avalon Beach Fill Gets Added Funding

Posted November 14th 2022

The Borough of Avalon has obtained an additional $8.5 million in funding for the beach fill project scheduled for next spring.

This addition, which brings the Borough’s total secured funding for the project to $27 million, came from a bipartisan infrastructure law that provided funding for projects to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Avalon has been scheduled for a beach replenishment in the 2023 federal fiscal-year cycle, and significant erosion from Hurricane Ian makes the project all the more necessary to continue to protect property and lives through next hurricane season.

The project will especially focus on replenishing sand in the north-end beaches because of current closures on the 12th through 22nd Street beaches due to erosion.

“Beach fill projects are becoming more expensive over time, and the news of an additional $8.5 million was very welcome for our community,” Mayor Martin Pagliughi said. “We are hopeful for competitive bidding and to have our beaches restored in advance of next year’s hurricane season which begins June 1.”

The beach nourishment is projected to begin in early to mid-spring and be completed before the tourism season comes to Seven Mile Beach.

Photo caption: Avalon’s beach fill by the United States Army Corps of Engineers is anticipated to begin in the first quarter of 2023.