A $19.5 million project is rebuilding Ocean City's north-end beaches using 1.6 million cubic yards of sand. According to city officials, the project started on Tuesday with the goal of rebuilding degraded beaches and protecting coastal properties from erosion and storm damage. The summer beach replenishment project, which intends to rebuild the shoreline from Seaspray Beach to 12th Street, was given to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company of Houston by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in June.