Oakwood Beach Storm Damage Prevention Project

NJDEP-Bureau of Coastal Engineering – Glenn Golden, Project ManagerU.S. Army Corps Civil Works Programs Branch – Dwight Pakan, Project Manager, Philadelphia District

State of New Jersey Chris Christie, Governor

Dept. of Environmental ProtectionBob Martin, Commissioner

Natural & Historic ResourcesRich Boornazian, Assistant Commissioner

Office of Engineering & ConstructionDavid Rosenblatt, Administrator

The State of New Jersey’sShore Protection Program

New Jersey Department of Environmental ProtectionBureau of Coastal Engineering Shore Protection Program

Oakwood Beach Flood Control and Coastal Emergency Repair

Project•USACE special Restore Authority (PL113-2, Hurricane Sandy Emergency Supplemental Bill)

•Initial funding 100% Federal. State & local cost share 35%, payback over 30 years, or may pay up front

•Periodic re-nourishment (8 year cycle), 65% Federal, 35% State/local

•One of MANY similar beachfill contracts being awarded throughout the Hurricane Sandy impacted area

New Jersey Department of Environmental ProtectionBureau of Coastal Engineering Shore Protection Program

Proposed Beachfill Project

New Jersey Department of Environmental ProtectionBureau of Coastal Engineering Shore Protection Program

New Jersey Department of Environmental ProtectionBureau of Coastal Engineering Shore Protection Program

Typical Cross-Section

Proposed Beachfill Project

•350,000 cubic yards

•50-foot wide berm

•Elevation of +6.0 feet NAVD

•Length of 9,500 linear feet

•Advance beachfill at initial construction

•Periodic nourishment of 35,000 cubic yards every eight years

•The borrow area for the initial construction and periodic nourishment is the Delaware River main channel

New Jersey Department of Environmental ProtectionBureau of Coastal Engineering Shore Protection Program

Oakwood Beach

Borrow Area

Varying Bulkhead Elevations

New Jersey Department of Environmental ProtectionBureau of Coastal Engineering Shore Protection Program

Bulk Heads Without Sand Beach Shore Protection

New Jersey Department of Environmental ProtectionBureau of Coastal Engineering Shore Protection Program

Concrete Rubble Shore Protection

New Jersey Department of Environmental ProtectionBureau of Coastal Engineering Shore Protection Program

Decks and Walkways

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Stormwater Outfalls

New Jersey Department of Environmental ProtectionBureau of Coastal Engineering Shore Protection Program

5 existing municipal storm water outfalls will be extended.

Milestone Dates

•Initial public meeting; November 13, 2013

•Survey of landward project limit; May 5, 2014

•Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) signed; May 6, 2014

•Easements mailed to residents; June 6, 2014

•Voluntary easements to be returned by; June 27, 2014

New Jersey Department of Environmental ProtectionBureau of Coastal Engineering Shore Protection Program

Approximate Project Timeline

•Project advertisement; July 10, 2014

•Bid opening; August 20, 2014

•Contract award; October 9, 2014

•Notice to proceed; October 23, 2014

•Begin beach fill construction; November 1, 2014

•Sand pumping duration approximately 47 days• Plus mobilization, demobilization, weather delays• Environmental timing restrictions begin March 1, 2015

• All in-water work must be completed

New Jersey Department of Environmental ProtectionBureau of Coastal Engineering Shore Protection Program

What to Expect During Construction

Dredge and Associated Equipment Dredge offshore - equipped with intake screen Pipeline in water – from dredge to beach Pipeline on beach – various locations Land-based baskets for debris collection – monitored 24/7 Heavy machinery used to spread sand Project Signs will be erected within the staging area

New Jersey Department of Environmental ProtectionBureau of Coastal Engineering Shore Protection Program

New Jersey Department of Environmental ProtectionBureau of Coastal Engineering Shore Protection Program

Dredge and Screen

Screen openings 1 ¼” X 6”

Collection Baskets for Debris and Munitions

On-Beach Collection Baskets have ¾” screen openings for efficient debris and munitions collection…

New Jersey Department of Environmental ProtectionBureau of Coastal Engineering Shore Protection Program

Equipment Based on the Beach

New Jersey Department of Environmental ProtectionBureau of Coastal Engineering Shore Protection Program

Access

New Jersey Department of Environmental ProtectionBureau of Coastal Engineering Shore Protection Program

Staging/Construction Access Area- PSE&G lot

Public Access- Required every ½ mile, 4 total within project area- Easements required- Public access currently from PSE&G lot

New Jersey Department of Environmental ProtectionShore Protection Program

www.nj.gov/dep/shoreprotection

High Tide

Existing Beach

Constructed Berm Advanced

Nourishment

Typical Beachfill Cross SectionNot to Scale

Oakwood Beach, NJStorm Damage Prevention Project Features

Selected Plan

Berm at elev 6 feet NAVD88, 50-foot width from baseline seaward with 1:10 slope afterwards

Periodic nourishment (nominally 32,000 cy) to be placed every 8 years