St. Johns County celebrated the start of the $38.6 million Ponte Vedra Beach Restoration Project with a sandbreaking ceremony at Mickler’s Landing Beachfront Park.

The St. Johns County Beach Services Department is excited to announce Beaches information can now be found in the SJC Connect App, providing a seamless experience for accessing comprehensive beach information; the former "Reach the Beach" app will no longer be updated.

On Friday, April 5, the St. Johns County Parks and Recreation Department celebrated the launch of its “Enjoy, Don’t Destroy” anti-vandalism campaign with a kickoff event at Julington Creek Plantation Park.

The project is temporarily paused to allow for the mobilization of additional equipment.

USACE awarded a maintenance dredging contract to Southwinds Construction, for the removal of material from the navigable channel of the Intracoastal Waterway. This beach-compatible material will then be used on Summer Haven Beach in efforts to close the breach and build up the beach. This project is complete and the Contractor has demobilized as of March 2024.

St. Johns County’s contractor, Construct Co. Inc, has completed construction as of March 15, 2024.

The County is in the process of procuring an engineering firm for the project. The contract is expected to be presented to the Board of County Commissioners for approval in May 2024.

The $1.8 million renovation of Vilano Beach Oceanfront Park (2752 Anahma Drive) is underway and expected to be finished in Spring 2024. The beach walkovers are being taken apart and refurbished (including ADA-compliant ramps for the north walkover). The walkover off Corunna Street is open.

Vehicles can access the beach at the following locations, barring closures:

• A Street
• Ocean Trace
• Dondanville
• Matanzas Avenue
• Mary Street
• Crescent Beach
• Porpoise Point

• Vehicular traffic must remain in the designated driving lanes as identified by cones.
• Parking is allowed on the west side of the driving lane between the cones and the dune.
• The maximum vehicular speed allowed on the beach is 10 mph.
• All vehicles are required to stop at all beach ramps and yield to all pedestrians.
• Soft sand conditions may exist, and only 4WD vehicles may be allowed on some beaches. 

Beach driving conditions are expected to change throughout the day at each access ramp.

As a reminder, Florida state law requires that everyone stay off the dunes. Beachgoers must follow the designated dune crossing areas at all times.

There has been significant damage to the freshly planted sea oats on numerous dunes caused by beachgoers walking or sitting in protected areas. To protect our beaches, the freshly planted sea oats need time to grow and establish a robust root system.

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