FORT PIERCE – The St. Lucie County Erosion District is partnering with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to address the significant erosion in the area south of the Fort Pierce Inlet.
A beach nourishment project is set to begin in early March. Fort Pierce Beach is on a two-year nourishment schedule because of the direct impact of the federal inlet navigation channel, which prevents the natural downdrift of sand that would naturally replenish the beach, according to Erick Gill, communications director for the county.
The Army Corps will place nearly 400,000 cubic yards of sand on about 1 mile of shoreline immediately south of the Fort Pierce Inlet. The offloading of sand will take place from inside the inlet’s south jetty, according to the county’s website…