New Sand Is Arriving at Naples Beach: 208,000 Tons Across 3.5 Miles Before the End of the Year
Collier County crews are spreading sand from Doctors Pass to just south of 21st Avenue South in an $8 million renourishment — with a Fort Myers company doing the hauling and placing.
Fresh sand is going down on Naples Beach. Collier County says crews will spread more than 208,000 tons of sand across 3.5 miles of shoreline, from Doctors Pass to just south of 21st Avenue South, in a renourishment project expected to finish before the end of 2026.
The county commission awarded the hauling and placement work to Earth Tech Enterprises Inc. of Fort Myers, the lowest responsive and responsible bidder among five companies that bid. The overall project cost is estimated at about $8 million — roughly $5 million for the Earth Tech contract, $2.4 million for sand from Stewart Materials in Immokalee, and the remainder covering engineering design, permitting, inspections and shorebird monitoring.
Work will pause briefly for Thanksgiving, from November 26 through November 29, before resuming toward the year-end completion target. Renourishment rebuilds the width of the beach that storms and erosion wear away, and it is the county's recurring defense for the Naples shoreline heading into another winter season.
