Van Avenue Seawall Project

The Van Avenue Beach Approach Park sustained significant damage in the hurricane season of 2022. This project will replace the concrete seawall with UC-95 composite seawall panels protecting the upland park and facilities from storm events. Restoring the Van Avenue Park beach approach will reestablish safe use of the park for visitors to the Volusia County Beach in Daytona Beach Shores. The existing concrete seawall was damaged along the eastern edge and eroded the park, this project will remedy that condition. The concrete return wall at the southern end along the vehicular ramp is to be protected and remain in place with a new cap to connect the new and old walls. A new return wall is be installed on the northern edge of the property. Existing facilities are to be protected and preserved from construction activities.

Access to the site is available from the upland parking, although it is a narrow corridor between the fence and restroom building. We expect most construction activities to be done from the beach. Great care will need to be taken to cone and caution tape off the work zone on the beach as this is a busy well-used and visited area of the beach by the public. The vehicular ramp will remain open to the public during construction activities. County will coordinate the closure of the north traffic lane as needed for construction activity. Laydown area is going to be onsite between the restroom building and the seawall. Parking stalls can be made available as needed for contractor parking. Compacted fill behind the seawall will be beach quality sand and site restoration will be finished with Bahia Sod. An ADA Dune Walkover at this location is planned by the adjacent private property, an easily removable panel in the aluminum guardrail will need to be positioned at the end of the sidewalk for that future work.