- the beach nourishment project in Kitty Hawk was completed in 2017 and included 3.58 miles of beaches running from the Southern Shores to Kitty Hawk and cost $18.2 million. Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina - the beach nourishment project was completed in 2017. Nags Head, North Carolina - The town's first beach nourishment project took place in 2011 and cost between $36 million and $37 million. The renourishment project in 2019 cost an estimated $25,546,711. Upcoming Projects - the towns of Duck, Southern Shores, Kitty Hawk and Kill Devil Hills have secured a contract with Coastal Protection Engineering for tentative re-nourishment projects scheduled for 2022. Florida Ninety PEMs (Pressure Equalizing Modules) were installed in February 2008 at Hillsboro Beach. After 18 months the beach had expanded significantly. Most of the PEMs were removed in 2011. Beach volume expanded by 38,500 cubic yards over 3 years compared to an average annual loss of 21,000. New Jersey, USA More than 200 million cubic yards of sand have been pumped onto the New Jersey Coast in the least few decades with a cost running into the billions. This has resulted in the decimation of inshore marine life, extensive scarping (sand cliffs), and the creation of hazardous "shore break" wave conditions. In many cases the projects are extremely short-lived with the sand vanishing soon after completion. Hong Kong The beach in Gold Coast was built as an artificial beach in the 1990s with HK$60m. Sands are supplied periodically, especially after typhoons, to keep the beach viable. See also Beach erosion and accretion Beach evolution Beach morphodynamics Raised beach Modern recession of beaches Paleoshoreline Integrated coastal zone management Coastal management, to prevent coastal erosion and creation of beach Coastal and oceanic landforms Coastal development hazards Coastal erosion Coastal geography Coastal engineering Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF) Sedimentation enhancing strategies Erosion Bioerosion Blowhole Natural arch Wave-cut platform Longshore drift Deposition (sediment) Coastal sediment supply Sand dune stabilization Submersion References External links Beach nourishment /NOAA and NOS / Main Page Beach Nourishment with Emphasis on Geological Characteristics Affecting Project Performance ARGUS Beach Nourishment Monitoring Program at the University of New South Wales USGS assessments and mapping of sand and gravel resources in U.S. offshore environments Beach nourishment, Coastal Care.org Coastal engineering Oceans