Lewes beach nourishment project is complete
Replenishment work on part of Lewes Beach is done.
The city and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said crews finished the dredging and beachfill operations Jan. 8.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District spokesman Steve Rochette said they placed 104,000 cubic yards of sand from Roosevelt Inlet to the area of Iowa and Missouri avenues.
As of Jan. 11, equipment remained out on the beach, as the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will continue nourishment south to New York Avenue.
Rochette said the project came in on budget at $4.9 million.
Rochette and the city said the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal maintenance dredging project is now scheduled to wrap up in the first week of February.
Crews experienced minor mechanical issues leading to a delay in the completion date. The canal is being dredged from Roosevelt Inlet to the Freeman Highway bridge.
Bill Shull has been covering Lewes for the Cape Gazette since 2023. He comes to the world of print journalism after 40 years in TV news. Bill has worked in his hometown of Philadelphia, as well as Atlanta and Washington, D.C. He came to Lewes in 2014 to help launch WRDE-TV. Bill served as WRDE’s news director for more than eight years, working in Lewes and Milton. He is a 1986 graduate of Penn State University. Bill is an avid aviation and wildlife photographer, and a big Penn State football, Phillies and PGA Tour golf fan. Bill, his wife Jill and their rescue cat, Lucky, live in Rehoboth Beach.
