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North jetty crews assembling "mattresses" and structural skeleton for new walkway

A crane lifting materials at a construction site with stacked netting, a bridge in the background, and clear skies.
Crews assemble rock "mattresses" that will provide a base for the armor stone at the north jetty.
A construction worker in a hard hat and safety vest inspects rebar at a construction site.
Sebastian Inlet District Executive Director James Gray explains the purpose of reinforcing rebar to be used for a new walkway.
Construction site by water, with rebar, barriers, and an excavator. Worker in safety gear observes.
Reinforcing rebar to provide strength to the new walkway at the north jetty.
Stacks of bundled materials with black covers, a white truck, a house, and palm trees in the background.
Another shot of the jetty mattresses.
Coastal construction scene with a crane, rocks, and a steel barrier near a bridge over water under a blue sky with clouds.
Looking west from the north jetty.
A rocky shoreline with a pier extending into the sea under a partly cloudy blue sky.
Looking east at the North Jetty Revetment Improvements Project.
Construction workers wearing safety gear near a crane and a load of rocks.
Crews stuff a mattress with gabion stones.
A crane lifting materials at a construction site with stacked netting, a bridge in the background, and clear skies.
A construction worker in a hard hat and safety vest inspects rebar at a construction site.
Construction site by water, with rebar, barriers, and an excavator. Worker in safety gear observes.
Stacks of bundled materials with black covers, a white truck, a house, and palm trees in the background.
Coastal construction scene with a crane, rocks, and a steel barrier near a bridge over water under a blue sky with clouds.
A rocky shoreline with a pier extending into the sea under a partly cloudy blue sky.
Construction workers wearing safety gear near a crane and a load of rocks.

Contractors are assembling mattresses for the north jetty, but they're not for sleeping. 

As the first phase of the North Jetty Revetment Improvements Project progresses, the project contractor, Shoreline Foundation, Inc. (SFI), is assembling large "mattresses" packed with gabion stones. The mattresses will provide a stable base for the massive granite boulders that will fortify the new 200-foot section of seawall at the jetty.   

The North Jetty project began in November and calls for installing about 200 feet of new revetment structure, seawalls and a concrete sidewalk deck along portions of the jetty damaged by storms. Project completion is targeted for July.  Public access to the north jetty is unavailable as this is  a fenced-off  "hard hat" construction site.  The jetty improvements are part of the District’s responsibility to maintain inlet infrastructure, navigation, and enhance public safety.

Also, the webcam is unavailable until the project is complete. 

Note: The project is located within Sebastian Inlet State Park, but the Sebastian Inlet District is the responsible entity.  

Stay tuned for updates.  

Posted on Tuesday, Feb 25, 2025