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County engineer details multi‑reach renourishment plan; Reach 2 bids, $6 million FDOT reallocation expected
Summary
The county engineer told the TDC that Reach 2 of the beach renourishment program needs about 1.8 million cubic yards of sand (estimated cost roughly $35 million) and that FDOT plans to reallocate approximately $6 million in surplus Reach 1 funds to Reach 2; bids are expected in March with possible construction starting in summer.
County Engineer Hamid Tabasian updated the Tourist Development Council on the county’s beach management plan and renourishment projects along the 18‑mile coastline.
Tabasian said the coastline is divided into four reaches and summarized work by reach. The US Army Corps of Engineers (CSRM) completed a review after October 2025 storm impacts and determined the Reach 1 migration of sand did not meet the threshold for emergency federal renourishment. For Reach 2, the final design and bid documents are complete and the…
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