DATE: Tuesday, May 5
PROGRESS: The hopper dredge Liberty Island has been inactive due to repairs, and the south end beach replenishment project has been stalled at 44th Street since Saturday. Army Corps of Engineers spokesman Richard Pearsall said that repairs were expected to be complete Tuesday, and the ship was seen on the horizon at the borrow area. But as of late Tuesday afternoon, it had not returned to pump new sand onto the beach.
From a feeder pipeline that lands just south of 42nd Street, the pipeline now extends southward, and beaches at 43rd and 44th Streets are closed. The work area extends to 44th Street.
WHAT’S NEXT: The project will proceed to 49th Street (anticipated to be complete by mid-May), 55th to 49th (mid-May to mid-June), 55th to 59th (mid-June to mid-July).
READ MORE: Ocean City NJ Beach Replenishment 2015 Daily Update
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