On June 16, 2003,  Lee Wrenn & Associates, Inc. was selected by the Dare County Board of Commissioners to acquire the easements for the Northern Dare Beaches Shoreline Protection Project. The project is divided into three Reaches (or phases).

Easements for Reach 1 were scheduled for completion by November 2004 to allow for the original construction date in January 2005. The original construction date was delayed due to a federal funding shortfall. Construction scheduling for Reach 1 is subject to the availability of funds. Inquiries regarding construction dates or funding should be directed to the project manager for the Corps of Engineers.

The southern portion of Reach 1 begins at Isabella St. (at the Outer Banks Pier) and goes north to Hawks Nest (near the Nags Head municipal complex & water tower). The northern portion of Reach 1 begins at Prospect St. (Mile Post 8) and continues north to Sanderlin St. in Kitty Hawk (just north of Mile Post 4)

Reach 2 extends from the intersection of Old Oregon Inlet Rd. & Hwy 12 (adjacent to the Park Service) and goes north to Isabella St. (at the Outer Banks Pier). Reach 2 is scheduled for construction the year following Reach 1 subject to the availability of funds. 

Reach 3 begins at Hawks Nest and extends north to Blackman St. (at Mile Post 11) in Nags Head.  Construction of Reach 3 is scheduled for construction the year following Reach 2 subject to the availability of funds.  

Sand will be dredged from about 7 square miles of sandy ocean bottom offshore of  the southern part of Nags Head and offshore of Kitty Hawk and Kill Devil Hills. The material will be delivered to the beach by pipeline and hopper dredges and shaped on the beach by earth moving equipment. 

Oceanfront property owners whose property is touched by the project will be contacted by Lee Wrenn & Associates, Inc. with details and information concerning the project.

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 Lee Wrenn & Associates, Inc.   P. O. Box 3959,    Kill Devil Hills,  NC   27948    (252) 480-9535
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