Frequently Asked Questions

This joint project between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, and the City of Tybee Island, will replace sand on the beach at Tybee Island to aid in storm damage reduction.

Construction is currently scheduled to start in early November 2014 and conclude in late February 2015.

We have not awarded a contract for this project. The contract solicitation period will begin on August 5. We expect to award the contract no later than September 30.

We won’t know exact costs until we award the contract. The costs of the project will be shared by the Corps of Engineers and the City of Tybee Island and the State of Georgia.

We may add up to approximately 1.4 million cubic yards of sand to the beach.

While there will be some disruption to beach activities, the work will be performed outside the normal tourist season. Only sections of the beach will be closed to public access as the project progresses. As the contractor finishes in each designated work area, it will reopened to the public. The public will have adequate access to recreational use of the beach throughout the project.

Yes. The City of Tybee Island is a full partner in this project.

The City of Tybee will endeavor to keep interested parties informed via their web site, particularly on the pages associated with the Beach Task Force.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will award this project to a prime contractor with expertise in this type of work. Hiring workers and subcontractors then becomes the responsibility of the prime contractor.

The last beach renourishment was completed in December 2008. It came in under budget and ahead of schedule.

This will be the final renourishment to complete the 50-year project life cycle which ends in 2024. Any subsequent renourishments will require a new project authorization from Congress.

The federal government will cover 60.7% of the cost and the non-federal sponsor, the City of Tybee Island, will cover 39.3%.

The Army Corps of Engineers and the City of Tybee Island will keep the public informed about the project, its daily location, and safety precautions throughout the project.

We will take sand from a pre-designated, ocean ‘borrow site’ about 1 mile off- shore of Tybee Island which was used for the previous renourishment in 2008.