Volusia County - Funding will be used to award a construction contract to initiate and complete construction of the south jetty at Ponce de Leon inlet. The extension of the jetty will complete the appropriate protection of the inlet from accelerated shoaling rates and hazardous boating conditions. It will also help maintain the inlet for Coast Guard operations and reduce future Federal dredging costs.

Representative Kosmas hosted a meeting on Friday, June 4, 2010 for an update on the south jetty extension by the Army Corp of Engineers (ACOE).  Value Engineering on the project has the cost down from $18 million to $14.8 million, which does not include a walkway over the jetty for $1.4 million. 

Issues remaining on the project:
 

• Funding sources and agreements between the various partners - a congressional appropriation is needed for the remaining $5.1 million of the federal share of the project (they have $3.2 million of the $8.3 million federal share); the local share of the project is $6.4 million. 
• Permit status - the current permits expire July 2011 and an extension will be needed before the bid can be awarded on the project.
• Public Outreach - ACOE staff requested that local meetings be held to update the public on the status of the comparison data completed of a parallel or dogleg alignment for the 900 linear foot extension.

Future Steps:

Representative Kosmas is working on the federal funding and ACOE is working on the permit extension.

Ponce DeLeon Inlet South Jetty Extension Effects on Navigation

Effects on Federal Navigation Project - January 2005

Impact on Surfing Wave Conditions - January 2005