Renourishment was completed on Captiva Island over the New Years Holiday
Construction is moving on to complete northern Sanibel Island segment in the next few weeks.

Captiva Island is located on the lower western peninsula coast of Florida. Captiva Island is a barrier island separated from the main land by Pine Island Sound. It is accessible by causeway and through Sanibel Island. The current renourishment plan includes fill along the entire shoreline of Captiva Island between Redfish Pass and Blind Pass, and the rehabilitation and extension of the Redfish Pass Groin. The project for Sanibel will place fill along the northern 6,000 feet of shoreline. The project will incorporate a county park at Bowmans Beach. The total project volume for Captiva and Sanibel Islands is 1,020,000 cy and 305,000 cy respectively. The Captiva segment was completed over the New Years holiday weekend.

Captiva 1988 Before Initial Construction	Captiva 2005 Pre Construction
Captiva 2005 Post Construction	Captiva 2005 Post Hurricane Wilma

This is the 2nd renourishment of Captiva Island wide project. The above four photographs illustrate conditions on Captiva Island before initial nourishment at the road section, and conditions pre- and post-construction this year. The fourth picture shows how well the beach held up to Hurricane Wilma.

The Captiva Island 2005 Renourishment Project was designed to achieve the objectives described in the following local plans and agreements: CEPD Comprehensive and Emergency Maintenance Plans, Interlocal Agreement on Blind Pass, Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP)

Strategic Beach Management Plan, Corps of Engineers’ Lee County Beach Erosion Control Project- Captiva Island Segment; Blind Pass and Redfish Pass Inlet Management Plans, Bowmans Beach Interlocal Agreement. The project also qualifies for emergency FEMA and Corps funding to replace storm losses.

The project was designed and permitted by CPE for the Captiva Erosion Preservation District. Construction is being done by Great Lakes dredge and Dock Co. under a USACE contract.

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