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City updates: $20M county beach-dredging mobilization underway; Atlantic Avenue rehab design underway
Summary
Deputy City Manager Jeremiah Glisson reported the county's $20 million beach-dredging mobilization is underway and described a $12 million Atlantic Avenue rehabilitation scheduled for spring 2026; he also outlined a multi-year beach harmonization project using TDT funds with construction phases beginning in 2026.
Deputy City Manager Jeremiah Glisson told the Fernandina Beach City Commission on May 20 that several major community projects are moving forward, including a county-led beach-dredging mobilization and design work on Atlantic Avenue.
Glisson said mobilization for Nassau County's shore-protection beach dredging has begun. He described the work as part of a multi-year renewal to replace sand lost to prior storm erosion and said the mobilization phase is pumping sand from an offshore borrow pit; the effort was characterized in his remarks as a roughly $20,000,000 project. Work will start at the main beach and proceed south in 1,000-foot increments.
He also said a $12,000,000 rehabilitation of Atlantic Avenue (the section known locally as Jimmy Buffett Highway) is in design and is scheduled to begin in spring 2026. The scope described includes resurfacing, stormwater improvements, turn-lane adjustments and upgrades to wastewater and water systems beneath the roadway; a local engineering firm is assisting with design.
Glisson outlined a separate county-led "beach harmonization" program that will use tourist development tax (TDT) funds and take place in phases across multiple beach parks. The first phase is anticipated to move to construction in spring 2026 and will include intersection, boardwalk and stormwater drainage improvements at Seaside Access.
Commissioners asked about budgeting and project roles; Glisson said the city has placed placeholders in its capital improvement plan, is coordinating with FDOT on Atlantic Avenue design inputs and expects that some elements eligible for TDT funding will be covered by the county while others will require city budget amendments after bids are received.
