Oceanside will begin its first sand placement project on Tyson Street Beach Monday, bringing around 2,000 cubic yards of donated sand to widen the area and bolster coastal resilience ahead of winter swells.

It is just one of many phases in the RE:BEACH project that was designed to develop and implement the city's sand restoration and retention work.

Work is set to take four to five days between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.

"This is a milestone for Oceanside," said Jayme Timberlake, coastal zone administrator. "It's our first official project under the city's [Sand Compatibility Opportunistic Use Program] permits, and it's made possible thanks to generous donations of high-quality sand from the Front Wave Arena construction and from dredging that occurred in the San Elijo Lagoon in Encinitas.

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