Emergency Beach Berm Project Update – Naples Pier to 21st Ave S Sand Placement

(May 19, 2023, from City of Naples) – Collier County’s Emergency Berm Project will be wrapping up at Park Shore and moving to 17th Avenue South starting this Monday, May 22nd.

Dump trucks hauling sand to the beach will be coming in on Golden Gate Parkway, south on US 41, and continue south on 9^th Street to Broad Avenue, turning south onto Gordon Drive to 17^th Avenue South to the beach. The trucks will go back to I-75 using the same route.

Bicyclists, joggers, and pedestrians are cautioned to be aware of the heavy truck traffic and if possible, use other routes during construction. The southbound parking area and bike lane on Gordon Drive between 16^th and 17^th Avenue South will be closed for the staging of trucks as they travel toward the beach. Special care should be taken at the 17^th Avenue S / Gulf Shore Boulevard intersection, where trucks will be entering and leaving the 17^th Avenue beach access.

Hauling is scheduled to start around Monday, May 22nd, and last till the first or second week in June. The plan forward is to move to 33^rd Avenue South after work is completed at 17^th Avenue South, so the US 41 to 9^th St. – Broad Ave. to Gordon Drive route will still be used for the hauling. The 17^th Avenue S haul route map is shown below.