Last updated: August 20, 2026
Live Construction Tracker Map
The map below is the official Myrtle Beach Construction Tracker, published by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and updated daily. Zoom to your beach access to see the active work zone (closed for 2–3 days), completed sections, and what’s coming next.
Map © U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ArcGIS). If the map does not load, open the official tracker in a new tab.
What Is the Myrtle Beach Construction Tracker?
The tracker is a free, real-time ArcGIS map that follows the $72 million Grand Strand beach renourishment project — a federally funded effort to rebuild 26 miles of shoreline from North Myrtle Beach to Pawleys Island after erosion from Hurricane Ian (2022) and Hurricane Debby (2024). Contractor Great Lakes Dredge & Dock is pumping roughly two million cubic yards of sand — about 200,000 dump-truck loads — onto the beach.
You may also see this map called the Myrtle Beach renourishment tracker — it’s the exact same official live map. “Renourishment” is just the technical name for the construction work (pumping sand onto the beach), so the construction tracker and the renourishment tracker are one and the same.
Because crews move along the shoreline at up to 500 feet per day, the only reliable way to know if your beach access is affected is to check the tracker the morning you go. Only about 1,000 feet of beach is closed at any one time, and each section reopens within two to three days.
Status by Area
North Myrtle Beach
Completed — January 31, 2026
North Myrtle Beach was the first segment of the Grand Strand renourishment project and was completed on January 31, 2026. All beach accesses in North Myrtle Beach have reopened.
Myrtle Beach
Completed — sand placement finished July 3, 2026
Sand placement inside Myrtle Beach city limits finished on Friday, July 3, 2026, with crews wrapping up near the 2nd Avenue Pier and 3rd Avenue South. All beach accesses in the Myrtle Beach segment are open, and the 3rd Avenue South access reopened to pedestrians over the July 4th holiday weekend. With Myrtle Beach done, the dredges moved south to Reach 3 (Surfside Beach and Garden City), the final phase of the project.
Arcadian Shores
Completed — Spring 2026
The Arcadian Shores section, just north of Myrtle Beach city limits, was a locally funded add-on to the federal project. It addressed severe erosion near Bear Branch and Singleton swashes.
Surfside Beach
Completed — August 15, 2026
Surfside Beach is complete. Together with Garden City it formed the final segment of the Grand Strand project, which the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officially finished on August 15, 2026 — more than 600,000 cubic yards of sand across 7.7 miles in the two communities. All beaches and accesses have reopened.
Garden City
Completed — August 15, 2026
Garden City is complete — and with it, the entire Grand Strand project. The dredge finished the final stretch south of the Garden City Pier, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officially declared the $72 million project done on August 15, 2026. All beaches and accesses have reopened.
Pawleys Island
Project complete — no work was scheduled here
Pawleys Island marked the southern boundary of the Grand Strand renourishment corridor. The project concluded on August 15, 2026 without sand placement at Pawleys Island itself — the placed segments were North Myrtle Beach, Myrtle Beach, Surfside Beach, and Garden City.
Latest Updates
It’s done: the $72M Grand Strand renourishment project is officially complete
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officially completed the Grand Strand Renourishment Project on August 15, 2026 — nine months after the first sand was pumped in North Myrtle Beach last December. Every beach and every access is now open, with no remaining construction closures anywhere on the Grand Strand. The final numbers, per USACE: more than 1.55 million cubic yards of sand across nearly 28 miles of coastline — about 675,000 cubic yards over 8.29 miles in North Myrtle Beach (finished January 31), 275,000 cubic yards over 11.94 miles in Myrtle Beach (finished July 3), and more than 600,000 cubic yards over 7.7 miles in Surfside Beach and Garden City (finished August 15). The rebuilt beach-and-dune system is designed to absorb storm wave energy and reduce coastal storm risk after the erosion left by Hurricanes Ian and Debby, and USACE says it will continue to monitor the project with its partners. Contractor Great Lakes Dredge & Dock overcame a two-month equipment delay in the spring, a mid-summer schedule revision, and even an unexploded-ordnance find off Garden City to land the finish inside its late-August window. Thanks for following along all season — this page will stay up as a record of the 2026 project, and we’ll update if follow-up work or future renourishment cycles are announced.
Final stretch underway south of Garden City Pier — plus an unexploded-ordnance surprise
The last section of the entire Grand Strand project is now in progress: the dredge is working just south of the Garden City Pier, on the stretch Horry County’s schedule lists as Holly Avenue to public beach access point No. 27 (mid-August through mid-to-late August). The section came with a surprise — in early August the offshore dredge pulled up a piece of unexploded ordnance, the first such find of the project. Crews halted work and called in the Horry County Sheriff’s Office Explosive Ordnance Disposal team, which brought in specialists from Shaw Air Force Base to dispose of it; the loud bang some residents reported was the controlled disposal. It is not unheard of here: a cannonball dated to the 1850s turned up during the North Myrtle Beach phase last winter — small objects in the offshore borrow area can pass through the dredge with the sand. Work has continued, and the full project still wraps by late August. Only the ~1,000-foot active section is closed at a time — check the live tracker before heading out.
Reader note: why the southern tip of Garden City is not getting sand
With crews now working in Garden City, a common question from the south end: when does our stretch get sand? For the area south of 1303 South Waccamaw Drive, the answer is that it does not — that stretch sits outside the federal project footprint, which is based on a feasibility study done in the 1990s. USACE project manager Sonja Carter told WMBF the Corps "does not have the authority to step outside of that footprint"; including the southern tip in the future would take a new study and a separate locally funded effort. Everything else is unchanged from our August 5 update: the project is 90–95% complete, crews finish the stretch near Myrtle Beach State Park and then return to place sand south of the Garden City Pier, wrapping near the Georgetown County line by late August.
Garden City is underway — project hits 90–95% complete, about three weeks of pumping left
The last domino is falling: sand placement has reached Garden City. As of July 30, crews were working between Moonfish Lane and public beach access point No. 6, per WPDE, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Dylan Burnell says sand pumping should wrap within about three weeks. Horry County put the overall project at 90–95% complete as of July 27, with Great Lakes Dredge & Dock’s project manager calling it "the last third of the project." The remaining sequence: finish the stretch near Myrtle Beach State Park (after a brief two-day detour into Georgetown County), then return to Garden City to place sand south of the Garden City Pier, finishing near the Georgetown County line by late August. Closures stay the same — only the ~1,000-foot active section closes at a time, with access ramps about every 300 feet where pipe is on the beach.
July recap & August outlook: three segments done, one month to go
July closes with three of the project’s segments complete: North Myrtle Beach (January 31), Arcadian Shores (spring), and Myrtle Beach, where sand placement finished July 3 and every access — including 67th Avenue North — has reopened. That leaves Reach 3: crews are working section by section through Surfside Beach and on into Garden City, placing roughly 800,000 cubic yards of sand across about 7.5 miles. The published schedule puts the final stretch (Holly Avenue to the southern end) at mid-August, with final grading right behind it and the whole Grand Strand project wrapping by late August. Visiting in August? Only the ~1,000-foot active section is closed at any time — check the live tracker before you head out.
Reach 3 by the numbers: ~800,000 cubic yards across 7.5 miles, final stretch set for mid-August
Horry County officials say the final phase covering Surfside Beach and Garden City will place roughly 800,000 cubic yards of sand along about 7.5 miles of shoreline — the last piece of the 26-mile Grand Strand project. Crews continue working in sections through Surfside Beach under the revised plan, with the published schedule putting the final stretch (Holly Avenue to the southern end) at mid-August through mid-to-late August, including final grading right after sand placement. Beaches stay open throughout — only the ~1,000-foot active section closes at a time, typically for two to three days. Check the live tracker for today’s exact closed section before you head out.
Final phase continues along the southern end; project on track for late August
The final phase of the Grand Strand project continues along the southern end of Horry County, with crews placing sand in sections through Surfside Beach and on toward Garden City. Myrtle Beach finished July 3, and North Myrtle Beach and Arcadian Shores are already complete. Beaches remain open throughout — only about 1,000 feet of shoreline around the active work zone is closed at a time, typically for two to three days. The full project is expected to wrap up by late August 2026. Check the live tracker for today’s exact closed section before you head out.
Surfside Beach: south-end section wrapped, crews advancing toward Myrtle Beach State Park
With the 14th Avenue South to Sixth Avenue South section closed only through late Friday or early Saturday, crews are moving on to the Fifth Avenue North area and continuing north toward Myrtle Beach State Park under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ revised mid-July plan. The stretch from Third Avenue South to Fifth Avenue North had already reached its target elevation and gets no more sand. Garden City is still to come, and the full Grand Strand project remains on track to finish by late August 2026. Rolling ~1,000-foot closures follow the active zone — check the live tracker for today’s exact closed section before you head out.
Surfside Beach: revised plan shifts the work zone; some sections already at target
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has revised the Surfside Beach sand-placement plan. The work zone now runs from the Garden City line north to just before the Third Avenue South swash (rather than stopping at 12th Avenue South), and the stretch between Third Avenue South and Fifth Avenue North has already reached its target elevation and will receive no additional sand. As of mid-July, crews are working from 14th Avenue South to Sixth Avenue South, with that section closed through late Friday or early Saturday; next they move to the Fifth Avenue North area and continue toward Myrtle Beach State Park, with Garden City to follow. The full Grand Strand project is expected to finish by late August 2026. Check the live tracker for today’s exact closed section before you head out.
Surfside Beach: first sections wrapping up as work presses toward Garden City
In Surfside Beach — the project’s final phase — the first sections were scheduled to finish around mid-July: crews started near Holiday Drive and worked south to Holly Drive, then north to 12th Avenue South. With those initial sections wrapping up, sand placement continues in sections along the southern end and will carry on into Garden City. The Myrtle Beach segment finished July 3, and North Myrtle Beach and Arcadian Shores are already complete. Barring weather or equipment delays, the full Grand Strand project is expected to finish in mid-to-late August 2026. Rolling ~1,000-foot closures follow the active zone — check the live tracker for today’s exact section before you head out.
Surfside Beach advancing in sections; project on track for a mid-to-late August finish
The final phase of the Grand Strand project is progressing in Surfside Beach, where the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is placing sand in sections — the early stretch from Holiday Drive to 12th Avenue South is scheduled through mid-July. Crews wrapped up sand placement in Myrtle Beach on July 3 and have moved south, with Garden City still to come. Barring weather or equipment delays, the overall project is expected to be complete in mid-to-late August 2026. Rolling ~1,000-foot closures follow the active work zone — check the live tracker for today’s exact section before you head out.
Final phase underway: Surfside Beach renourishment moving in sections through August
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says the final phase of the Grand Strand project is now underway in Surfside Beach. Crews are working the shoreline in sections to limit the impact on beachgoers, and the phase is expected to continue through the end of August before wrapping up in Garden City. In Myrtle Beach, active sand placement finished in early July with only final cleanup remaining. Expect rolling ~1,000-foot closures around the active Surfside work zone — check the live tracker for today’s exact section before you head out.
Beaches open for July 4th — Myrtle Beach active placement wrapped; Surfside continues
Active sand placement inside Myrtle Beach city limits wrapped up on schedule Friday, July 3, with only final cleanup work remaining. For the holiday weekend, work is paused at the 2nd Avenue Pier and the 3rd Avenue South access has reopened to pedestrians, so the beach is open for the Fourth. Down in Reach 3, sand placement continues in Surfside Beach near Calhoun Drive and is progressing north toward Myrtle Beach State Park, then on to Garden City, through August. Check the live tracker for today’s active section before you head out.
Myrtle Beach wrapping up July 3; Surfside Beach renourishment now underway
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is finishing the Myrtle Beach city-limits segment: active sand placement is expected to conclude Friday, July 3, with crews working near the 2nd Avenue Pier and 3rd Avenue South (some construction continues after). To open the beach for the July 4th holiday, no sand placement or trucking is scheduled at the 2nd Avenue Pier on Saturday or Sunday, and the 3rd Avenue South access has limited access Friday before reopening to pedestrians for the weekend — though a nearby ~500-foot construction zone stays closed. Meanwhile, Reach 3 has begun: sand placement is now underway in Surfside Beach near Calhoun Drive and will progress north toward Myrtle Beach State Park, then on to Garden City, through August. Check the live tracker for today’s active section.
Down to the final days on the Myrtle Beach segment
With the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ first-of-July target now just days away, sand placement is in the home stretch inside Myrtle Beach city limits. Crews are still working around the clock, and rolling ~1,000-foot closures (about 2–4 days each) continue along the active zone — check the live tracker for today’s exact section before heading out. North Myrtle Beach and Arcadian Shores are already finished; as soon as the Myrtle Beach segment wraps in early July, the dredges move south to begin Reach 3 (Surfside Beach and Garden City), which runs through August.
Myrtle Beach segment nearing the finish line
The City of Myrtle Beach says the federal renourishment project is getting closer to the finish line inside city limits, with sand placement still tracking toward the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ first-of-July target. Crews continue working around the clock, and rolling ~1,000-foot closures (about 2–4 days each) move with the active zone — check the live tracker for today’s exact section before heading out. North Myrtle Beach and Arcadian Shores are already complete; once Myrtle Beach wraps, the dredges shift south to Surfside Beach and Garden City (Reach 3) for the July–August finish.
Myrtle Beach segment still on pace as July finish approaches
Sand placement continues around the clock through the Myrtle Beach city-limits shoreline, still tracking toward the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ first-of-July target. Rolling ~1,000-foot closures (about 2–4 days each) move with the active work zone — check the live tracker for today’s exact section before heading to the beach. North Myrtle Beach and Arcadian Shores are already complete; once Myrtle Beach wraps, the dredges shift south to Surfside Beach and Garden City (Reach 3) for the July–August finish.
Final stretch — Myrtle Beach segment closing in on its early-July finish
With roughly a week and a half left until the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ first-of-July target, sand placement keeps moving south through the Myrtle Beach city-limits shoreline and remains on pace. Two dredges are working the segment around the clock. Rolling ~1,000-foot closures (about 2–4 days each) continue along the active zone — check the live tracker for today’s exact section before you head out. Once the Myrtle Beach segment wraps, the dredges shift south to Surfside Beach and Garden City (Reach 3) for the July–August finish.
Still on track — Myrtle Beach segment nearing its early-July finish
Sand placement continues south through the central Myrtle Beach shoreline and remains on pace for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ target of finishing the city-limits segment by the first of July. Rolling ~1,000-foot closures (about 3–4 days each) continue along the active work zone — check the live tracker for today’s exact section before you head out. Once Myrtle Beach wraps, the dredges move south to Surfside Beach and Garden City (July–August).
Myrtle Beach moving “at a brisk pace” — on track for early July
Sand placement is moving quickly. Crews have finished the stretch from 48th Avenue North southward and, the week of June 8, were working two active zones at once: 29th–31st Avenue North and 2nd–3rd Avenue South. The city says the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers expects the rest of the Myrtle Beach city-limits segment to be finished by the first of July, after which dredges move south to Surfside Beach and Garden City.
Myrtle Beach sand placement underway
Crews are actively placing sand inside Myrtle Beach city limits, working around the clock at up to 500 feet of shoreline per day. Rolling 1,000-foot closures continue — check the live tracker before picking your beach access. Completion of the Myrtle Beach segment is expected in July.
Revised schedule confirmed: project winds down in August
Following the USACE May 5 update, the revised timeline is official: Myrtle Beach sand placement runs late May through July, and Garden City/Surfside Beach (Reach 3) runs July through August. USACE project manager Sonja Carter noted the project must finish before peak hurricane season.
USACE announces two-month delay
Mechanical failures and scheduling conflicts pushed the project roughly two months behind the original Memorial Day target. The Grand Strand project, originally slated to end in June, is now expected to wind down in August 2026.
Equipment moves south of Singleton Swash
Horry County reported dredging equipment moved south of Singleton Swash for a planned two-week operation, with Arcadian Shores work to follow after equipment maintenance.
North Myrtle Beach segment complete
Reach 1 — North Myrtle Beach — finished sand placement on January 31, 2026. All beach accesses there have reopened.
Quick Answers
What is the Myrtle Beach Construction Tracker?
The Myrtle Beach Construction Tracker is a free, public, real-time map published by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) on the ArcGIS platform. It shows exactly where beach renourishment crews are working along the Grand Strand each day, which sections of beach are temporarily closed, and which areas are already finished.
Is the renourishment tracker the same as the construction tracker?
Yes. The "Myrtle Beach renourishment tracker" and the "Myrtle Beach construction tracker" are the same thing — the official live ArcGIS map from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers showing where crews are working along the Grand Strand. "Renourishment" is the technical term for the construction work (pumping sand onto the beach), so the two names are used interchangeably for the same map.
Where can I find the official tracker?
The official tracker is hosted on ArcGIS at arcg.is/1bbrfr3. It is updated daily and shows the entire project from North Myrtle Beach to Pawleys Island. We link to it from every page of this site.
Is the beach open now that renourishment is over?
Yes — everywhere. The project was completed on August 15, 2026, and every beach and access along the Grand Strand has reopened. During construction, only about 1,000 feet of shoreline was closed at any one time while crews pumped sand; those rolling closures are now a thing of the past.
Sources
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — official construction tracker (ArcGIS)
- USACE Charleston District — Myrtle Beach Renourishment
- Myrtle Beach Area CVB — Beach Renourishment Update
- My Horry News — Myrtle Beach renourishment “moving at a brisk pace” (June 11, 2026)
- WPDE — Myrtle Beach renourishment expected to finish by early July (June 2026)
- SC Public Radio — project resumes, set to finish by end of summer (June 4, 2026)
- My Horry News — project resumes after delay (May 19, 2026)
- Horry County SC.gov — Grand Strand Renourishment Project moves along southern Horry County
- Horry County SC.gov — Stronger shoreline in sight as renourishment nears completion (July 27, 2026)
- WPDE — Renourishment expected to wrap up in three weeks (July 30, 2026)
- WMBF — Portion of Garden City beach excluded from federal renourishment project (March 31, 2026)
- WBTW — Historical item found during Grand Strand beach renourishment project (August 2026)
- USACE Charleston District (via DredgeWire) — $72M Grand Strand project completed August 15, 2026
- SC Public Radio — Months-long Grand Strand project is finished (August 18, 2026)
- WMBF News — Horry County renourishment update (March 23, 2026)
- Visit Myrtle Beach — Beach Renourishment