Isle of Palms Beach Restoration

Completed multifaceted project. Total project costs including sand bag removal and beach nourishment – $8,400,000

Isle of Palms, South Carolina

City of Isle of Palms, South Carolina

Project Engineer: J.W. (Bill) Forman, Jr., P.E.

Project Highlights

Developed protocol for incorporation into the Contract Documents for documentation of sand bag removal with fill materials tested for compatibility for beach fill use.

Project executed during spring and summer turtle nesting season.

Developed protocol for turtle monitoring and for modification of construction operations in case of turtle nesting or observation of turtles in the project area.

Obtained SCDHEC-OCRM and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permits including NEPA coordination.