New Jersey

$128M New Jersey Beach Replenishment Moved Up

A $128 million project to widen beaches and shore up dunes on Long Beach Island has been moved up to April.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers previously planned to begin the work in August, but equipment for the project became available earlier than anticipated.

The project spans 12.7 miles of beachfront in Long Beach Township, Ship Bottom, Beach Haven and a small section of Surf City. It's part of an ongoing push to widen beaches and create or reinforce protective sand dunes along New Jersey's entire 127-mile coast.

Shore towns that had robust dunes in place when Superstorm Sandy hit in 2012 tended to fare better than those that did not.

Equipment will be gathered in Long Beach by the end of March, with work beginning by mid-April.

Copyright AP - Associated Press
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