Ocean City, NJ -- PHILADELPHIA (June 1, 2026) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District has awarded a contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company of Houston, TX for $19.5 million to conduct periodic nourishment of the Great Egg Harbor and Peck Beach, (Ocean City), NJ Coastal Storm Risk Management project. Work is the result of a partnership between the Army Corps’ Philadelphia District, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, and Ocean City.
The contract calls for dredging, pumping, and placing more than 1.6 million cubic yards of sand from a sand borrow site offshore of Great Egg Harbor Inlet. The sand is pumped through pipeline onto the beach and graded into an elevated berm. The project is designed to reduce the risk of storm damage to infrastructure.
Sand placement activities will take place from 14th Street to the Seaview Road groin area. Construction is expected to begin in early July 2026.
The project was initially constructed in 1992 and has been periodically nourished in subsequent years. Construction activities are cost shared (65% federally funded and 35% non-federally funded).
Release no. 26-014