Vilano Beach sand pumping work wraps up January 13, 2021, by Eldin Ganic Sand pumping operations are now complete at Vilano Beach, the Jacksonville District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports. Over the next 2 to 3 weeks, the contractor Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company will remove the pipe and equipment. According to USACE, dune grass planting will begin in early March. The Jacksonville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is directing a Coastal Storm Risk Management Project in St. Johns County, which include both dune and beach berm construction along approximately 2.6 miles of coastline from Vilano Beach to South Ponte Vedra Beach.