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Avon Beach Nourishment Project

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No beach nourishment projects are scheduled to be performed in 2025.

Beach nourishment projects in the unincorporated villages of Avon and Buxton on Hatteras Island are currently scheduled to take place in 2026.* Erosion rates are being monitored and will impact the volume of sand that is placed on each beach. Permitting and design work for these projects is ongoing. Additional information will be posted as it becomes available.

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*Please note that this information is subject to change. More detailed information regarding any plans and potential schedules for future renourishment/maintenance projects in Dare County will be provided as it becomes available. 

In 2022, approximately 2.5 miles of shoreline from 3,000 feet north of Avon Pier at Due East Road to the National Park Service Station/Avon Boundary at a construction cost of $11,730,962. The nourishment project began on June 19, 2022, and was completed on June 27, 2022.

Click here to view the 2022 Avon beach nourishment project map.

Avon Beach Nourishment Updates
Side-by-side aerial images of Avon beach photos taken on July 15, 2020 (pre-nourishment) and July 26, 2022 (post-nourishment).
   
Aerial image of the Avon beach nourishment progress, nearing completion.
Aerial image of beach nourishment progress in Avon, looking north. Image courtesy of Coastal Science & Engineering. Photo taken on July 26, 2022.