Category: Long Range Planning

SIPOA Engineering Intern Program – 2025

On By SIPOAIn Engineering, Environmental, Long Range Planning

This summer, SIPOA has brought in two interns to help investigate the condition of the roads on Seabrook Island.

Mia Honeyman is a Marine Science major from the University of South Carolina. She is pursuing her masters degree in Natural Resource Management with a focus on coastal management and coastal resilience.

Rashid Al-Washahi is a Civil Engineering graduate at Clemson University who got his undergraduate Civil Engineering degree from Arizona State University.

Their complementary skill sets will be utilized to update the Seabrook Island Asphalt Management Plan. Further details on the results of their study will be provided in August.

If you see them on the island doing field work, please help welcome them to Seabrook Island!

Landscaped Median Extension – Phase 2

On By SIPOAIn Engineering, GOMC, Long Range Planning

The landscaped median on Seabrook Island Road past the gate house will be extended beginning on 3/24/25.

The first phase of this project was completed in 2022. The second phase will pick up where the first ended and continue to Live Oak Park Road at the first entrance of the Lake House.

There will be an additional crosswalk added as well as a sidewalk to the Racquet Club on the side of the road opposite the Lake House.

During the week of 3/24/25, there will be some lane shifts to allow for construction on the new median with brief traffic delays. New landscaping will be installed once the streetscape work is completed and everything should be completed by early May.

Asphalt Condition Assessment Survey

On By SIPOAIn Engineering, Long Range Planning

Beginning March 17th, SIPOA will begin a condition assessment study of all SIPOA roadways. The study will involve visual inspection of our roadways as well as video inspection using trucks like the one in the photo below. The study will take about a week to complete, and you may see these trucks driving along the roadways.

Beach Project Update – 2/28/25

On By SIPOAIn Beach Projects, Engineering, Environmental, Long Range Planning

The sand recycling scope of work was completed in December 2024. The seawall repairs were completed on February 21, 2025. The seawall has now been restored to it originally permitted height and condition.

A video showing the length of the current seawall is below. You will notice the significant growth of wet sand beach from the Beach Club towards Dolphin Point. This wet sand beach is accessible at low tide and should continue to grow south as sand moves in this direction.

The contractor will be working on demobilization and site restoration and should be complete by the end of March.

Boardwalk 2 and Boardwalk 3A Replacement

On By SIPOAIn Boardwalks, Engineering, Environmental, Long Range Planning

SIPOA plans to replace sections of boardwalks 2 and 3A before the summer.

The first half of these boardwalks is planned to be replaced with a new boardwalk structure with IPE decking.

The boardwalks will be closed on Monday, 2/10/25 for a period of 10-12 weeks to allow for this replacement. The boardwalks will not be accessible during this time.

We appreciate your patience as we work to keep our facilities in great condition.

Beach Project Update – 1/30/25

On By SIPOAIn Beach Projects, Engineering, Environmental, Long Range Planning

The contractor is beginning the third and final phase of the seawall repair and beach restoration project this week.

The seawall repairs at Dolphin Point and Beach Club Villas have been completed. The contractor is now working between boardwalk 8 and the Beach Club. This work will take approximately one month to complete and will be done ahead of the permitted April completion date.

Please see the picture below: the wet sand beach that has formed in this area since the sand relocation was completed in December. This area can be accessed at low tide and provides additional stability to the base of the seawall.

Seawall Repair Update – 1/6/25

On By SIPOAIn Beach Projects, Engineering, Environmental, Long Range Planning

The beach renourishment contractor, SJ Hamill, continues the seawall repair work in the area of Beach Club Villas and Dolphin Point. They are currently averaging 200 tons of armor stone delivery per day from the quarry. This section of the seawall requires around 6,000 tons of stone repair. The contractor is approximately 50% complete and they should be done with this section of seawall by the end of February.

They will begin setting up the staging area for the final section between Boardwalk 8 and the Beach Club in mid-January. Seawall repairs in this section will begin after Beach Club Villas and Dolphin Point are complete and continue into April.

Beach Project Status Update – 12/13/24

On By SIPOAIn Beach Projects, Engineering, Environmental, GOMC, Long Range Planning

The sand scraping project has been completed. 150,000 cubic yards of sand was transferred from the area of the beach around boardwalk 1 to the area of the beach between boardwalk 6 and 7. This work was completed in under 8 weeks.

The result is a new dry sand beach in an area where there was previously none. This series of pictures below were taken from boardwalk 7. The first was taken just before the project began on 9/30/24 and the last was taken on 12/13/24. These pictures do a good job of comparing the before and after conditions to illustrate just how impactful this project was.

Repairs to the seawall in the area of Beach Club Villas are currently underway. This work will continue into February. After it is completed, the third and final phase of seawall repairs will be completed in the area between the Club and boardwalk 8.

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