The St. Augustine Beach pier is closed for fishing because the pier is surrounded by sand, and doesn’t even reach the ocean.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has completed the renourishment project at Vilano Beach in St. Johns County, Florida, three months ahead of schedule. The project, which involved adding sand to the shoreline, was finished in December. The next project for the Army Corps will take place at St. Augustine Beach, where 2.5 million cubic yards of sand will be added from Anastasia Island to A Street. This upcoming project is set to begin in February.

More beach renourishment is in store for South Ponte Vedra Beach as the St. Johns County Board of Commissioners enters the planning stages for the project.

A tense debate in St. Johns County Tuesday, over a long-planned dune restoration project in Ponte Vedra Beach. About a dozen residents spoke at a commission meeting over how to pay for the plan.