Check OCNJ Daily for updates and photos of the Ocean City beach replenishment project for 2015 in the south end between 37th and 59th Streets.
DATE: Tuesday, June 2
PROGRESS: As of Tuesday, the project in Ocean City, NJ remains at a standstill. Work stopped on Saturday (May 30) due to an engine problem on the hopper dredge that has been pumping new sand onto the beaches since mid-April. The Liberty Island at port in Norfolk, Va., as it awaits repairs. Army Corps officials do not yet have a target date for the return of the dredge. Equipment from the project has been consolidated to a small area at 52nd Street Beach.
The first two phases of the project (from 42nd Street to 37th Street, then from 42nd Street to 47th Street) are complete.
WHAT’S NEXT: The project will proceed from 52nd Street to 47th Street (targeted by mid-June), then from 55th to 59th (mid-June to mid-July).
READ MORE: Ocean City NJ Beach Replenishment 2015 Daily Update
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