OAK ISLAND — The Town of Oak Island is planning to dump 1.6 million cubic yards on its beaches to keep them healthy after a major rebuild in 2021.
Beth Sciaudone, a project manager with civil engineering firm Moffatt and Nichol, updated the town council on nourishment projects during its Sept. 9 meeting. Between November and April, a town-funded project will dredge up and place 941,000 cubic yards of sand on Oak Island’s shoreline. The Army Corps of Engineers will contribute 700,000 cubic yards — with some financial investment from the town — and already moved 100,000 cubic yards in March.
The new project has a $40 million price tag. The town will contribute $6.6 million to the Army Corps for its work and $33.4 million to Weeks Marine for the rest. Weeks was awarded the contract in June after a bidding process led by Moffatt and Nichol. Dredging is expected to begin in December and the project should wrap by April 2026…