Work begins repairing pedestrian dune crossings

Work is underway repairing the pedestrian dune crossings starting north of Rehoboth Avenue and continuing work on 12 crossings north of this location. The contractor plans to complete at least one pedestrian crossover each day with the handicap and beach entrance taking longer. Crossover's will be closed to public access during this work.

This work is part of the Beachfill Nourishment Project. The scope of the project is to replenish sand on Rehoboth Beach and Dewey Beach caused by storm damage, construct automotive and pedestrian dune crossings, install sand fence, and plant dune grass and install two storm water outfall extensions at Virginia Avenue and Maryland Avenue. The project sponsor is the State of Delaware and the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC). The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is the design and construction agent and the contractor is Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company. The total cost of the project is $11.2 million. The Corps will pay 65 percent of that cost and DNREC will pay the remaining 35 percent. The city will pay $946,500 in budgeted funds to pay for the outfall repairs.