CONWAY, SC (WBTW) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced an additional $29 million in federal funding for beachfront renourishment projects along the Grand Strand. This funding, for the Myrtle Beach Shore Protection Project, will repair damages caused by recent natural disasters.
The money was badly needed to restore the beaches in our area after the damage caused by Hurricane Irma. A number of county and state leaders, as well as the Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce and the State Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism, have been actively assisting the region in moving this project forward with the Army Corps.
The money allocated Monday by the Army Corps is 100 percent federally funded. The Army Corps Charleston District handled the bid for construction, and it is anticipated that construction for projects in North Myrtle Beach, Surfside Beach, Garden City, and Myrtle Beach will begin this summer.
