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Army Corps and Martin County mark near completion of Martin County Shore Protection Project
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Federal and county officials gathered at Hutchison Island to mark the near completion of the Martin County Shore Protection Project, which officials said placed roughly 400,000–450,000 cubic yards of sand, cost about $15 million this cycle and was fully funded by federal sources.
Martin County and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials gathered at Hutchison Island to mark the near completion of the Martin County Shore Protection Project and to cut a ceremonial ribbon.
“It's a pleasure to be with you here today to celebrate the forthcoming conclusion of the Martin County Shore Protection Project,” JP Rebello, public affairs specialist for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District, said at the event. Martin County Commissioner Sarah Hurd said the county's first beach renourishment on this four-mile stretch occurred in 1995, when "3 and a half million cubic yards of sand" were placed, and that this seventh renourishment is "estimated at 450,000 cubic yards of sand, and the project cost is $15,000,000 and is fully funded by the Army Corps of Engineers."
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