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Thursday Update: Beaches Closed at 50th and 51st Streets

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The Ocean City Beach Patrol is storing a stand and rescue boat near the streetside bulkhead as beach replenishment work continues on the other side of the dune at 50th Street.

 

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: Thursday, August 20

The edge of the project area as seen from 50th Street on Thursday, Aug. 20.
The edge of the project area as seen from 50th Street on Thursday, Aug. 20.

PROGRESS: As of 2 p.m. Thursday, the beach is closed at 50th Street and 51st Street. Work to touch up the area between 52nd Street and 55th Street is complete. The pipeline now extends to a point midway between 50th and 51st Streets.

Work on the project resumed Thursday (Aug. 13) after an 11-week delay for dredge repairs. The beaches between 37th Street and 47th Street are complete.

WHAT’S NEXT: The project will proceed from 51st Street to 47th Street, then from 55th to 59th (by late September).

READ MORE: Ocean City NJ Beach Replenishment 2015 Daily Update

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