October 30, 2023 – Update on the CZM Coastal Resiliency Grant – Beach Nourishment

The Towns of Marshfield and Duxbury were recently awarded Coastal Zone Management (CZM) Coastal Resiliency (CR) grants totaling 3.2 million dollars to construct a beach nourishment project along the Bay Avenue and Gurnet Road beaches in both towns. The grant monies will be used to place approximately 25 to 35% of the total volume of sediment planned for the project. Additional grant funding will be sought in future years for the placement of additional material. Construction is expected to begin in mid-December 2023 and will continue through the end of March 2024. Sediment will be imported to the site via trucks with beach access points located at the Bay Avenue ramp and the northern end of the Duxbury Beach Reservation (DBR) property. End dump tractor trailers will be used to place the nourishment material along the beach and front end loaders will grade the material to match the engineering design. Questions can be directed to Greg Guimond at the Planning Department in Marshfield (gguimond@townofmarshfield.org) or Sheila Sgarzi at the Department of Public Works in Duxbury (ssgarzi@duxbury-ma.gov). An in-person public information session is currently being planned for early December. More information about the date, time and location for this meeting will be made available shortly.