Beach Maintenance & Access Improvements

IOP County Park Emergency Vehicle Access 

• Funding Source: $200K Beach Preservation Fund (City requesting $250K from FY25 State Budget)
• City approved design. Once Charleston County Parks approves design, project will go out to bid. Construction planned for end of 2024.

Beach Access Path Improvements

• Funding Source: $250K Beach Preservation Fund + $500K FY24 State Budget Allocation
• 26A, 36A, 46 and 52nd Avenue - Surveys complete and design in process. Construction scheduled for end of 2024.

Beach Maintenance & Restoration 

-Emergency Beach Restoration 

• Funding Source: Beach Preservation Fund $1.5M Breach Inlet emergency Scraping + trucking + sandbags (Offset by $850K grant from SCPRT) $300K Beachwood East sandbag
• Emergency beach restoration work is ongoing as needed.

-Shoal Management Project 

• Funding Source: $365K Engineering, permitting shoal management projects and large offshore projects
• Project application submitted.

-Beneficial Use Project & Additional Necessary Restoration 

• Funding Source: $400K estimated cost of additional City work in conjunction with USACE project
• Contract awarded to Ahtna Marine. Pre-Construction meeting to be held on 4/10. Anticipated construction start mid-May.

IOP County Park Emergency Vehicle Access

City approved design. Once Charleston County Parks approves design, project will go out to bid. Construction planned for end of 2024.

Beach Access Path Improvements

26A, 36A, 46 and 52nd Avenue - Surveys complete and design in process. Construction scheduled for end of 2024.

Beach Maintenance & Restoration

• Emergency beach restoration work is ongoing at north and south end of island. Installation of sand bags at Beachwood East expected to be complete week of 2/12.
• CSE meeting with State Historic Preservation Office for discussion re borrow areas. Shoal management project application in process.
• USACE opened bids in January, expected to issue contract in February for beneficial use project. Estimated construction start March 2024.

IOP County Park Emergency Vehicle Access

• Final design approved by Council. County and designer continue to modify design elements. Construction will likely be delayed until end of 2024.

 Beach Access Path Improvements

• Surveys are complete and contract executed for the design.

 Beach Maintenance & Restoration

• Post Nor'easter emergency beach restoration work 95% complete. All sandbags on Breach Inlet end removed. Sand bags installation to begin on Beachwood East week of 1/8.
• CSE contract for USACE coordinating, planning offshore project north and south end executed. USACE deadline for bids extended to 1/17.

IOP County Park Emergency Vehicle Access

Final design approved by Council. Waiting on final approval from County Park
before putting project out for bid.

Beach Access Path Improvements

Surveys of the selected paths, 26A, 36A, 46th Avenue and 52nd beach have
been ordered. Staff procuring proposals from design firms for the design.

Beach Maintenance & Restoration

Emergency beach restoration work is ongoing, per Council directive at special
meeting held on 10/3.

IOP County Park Emergency Vehicle Access 

Final design pending approval from Council.

Beach Access Path Improvements

Staff identified the following beach access paths for footbridges: 26A and 36A. ADA-compliant boardwalks at 46th Avenue and 52nd beach access paths.

Beach Maintenance & Restoration

Emergency beach restoration work is ongoing, per Council directive at special meeting held on 10/3.

City Attorney drafting contract for the CSE proposal as approved by Council on 9/26.

IOP County Park Emergency Vehicle Access

County Park staff provided feedback on the plans and Davis & Floyd is incorporating feedback into design. Plan is for concept finalization in October, bidding in November, approvals in December, and construction to start in January.

Beach Access Path Improvements

Staff working on surveying and design of footbridges for ADA compliant boardwalks.

Beach Maintenance & Restoration

Emergency berm restoration project between 100-314 Ocean Blvd. progressing well and expected to be completed 9/12. Contractor will then move to 11-20 Beachwood East.

Staff recommends approval of CSE proposal to begin permitting process, surveying borrow areas for large offshore projects on the north and south end and coordination of beneficial use project with USACE for the south end.