{"id":230707,"date":"2026-04-14T03:51:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T03:51:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/230707\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T03:51:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T03:51:06","slug":"15-million-beach-restoration-project-underway-in-martin-county-as-erosion-forces-closures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/230707\/","title":{"rendered":"$15 million beach restoration project underway in Martin County as erosion forces closures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">Beaches are closing in our area <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wptv.com\/news\/region-c-palm-beach-county\/palm-beach\/palm-beach-closes-2-public-beach-access-points-due-to-significant-erosion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">due to severe erosion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">From the Palm Beaches to the Treasure Coast, projects are underway to restore them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">WATCH: Martin County beach hasn&#8217;t been restored in 8 years<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">In Martin County, equipment is on Jensen Beach for a major shore protection project that started on Monday. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">John Somma, from Port St. Lucie, came to Jensen Beach to see the work for himself. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cIt&#8217;s just interesting to watch it,\u201d said Somma. \u201cWe need to bring our beaches back. This erosion really took them far back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Palm Beach<\/p>\n<p>Beach day ruined: Popular Palm Beach access points closed due to erosion<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Part of the beach is closed for the $15 million federally funded shore protection project.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will work in increments along a four-mile stretch, dumping sand from the St. Lucie County line to Stuart Beach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">&#8220;It doesn&#8217;t look that bad, but it&#8217;s been eight years since we&#8217;ve restored this beach,\u201d said Jessica Garland, the coastal program manager for Martin County. \u201dWe have lost a lot of sand over eight years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Up in Fort Pierce, WPTV has tracked the ongoing <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wptv.com\/news\/region-st-lucie-county\/fort-pierce\/emergency-sand-operations-continue-at-fort-pierces-jetty-park-beach-amid-severe-erosion-concerns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">restoration project at Jetty Park<\/a> for months.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Palm Beach County<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It looks good&#8217;: Beaches are seeing fresh sand from renourishment projects<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Video from mid-March shows what the progress looks like now, with work continuing a few more weeks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Back in Martin County, Garland said the project will wrap up May 1, protecting not just the sand, but wildlife and infrastructure, too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">&#8220;If we don&#8217;t do it, it will be 10 times worse than if we did do it,&#8221; said Garland. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Beaches are closing in our area due to severe erosion. 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