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Tuesday Update: Beaches Closed at 51st and 52nd Streets

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The end of the sand-pumping pipeline sits on line with the 51st Street beach entrance as of 9:30 a.m. Tuesday morning (Aug. 18).

 

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, August 18

The beach at 53rd Street is open, but beachgoers must travel over two sand ramps to get to the water line.
The beach at 53rd Street is open, but beachgoers must travel over two sand ramps to get to the water line.

PROGRESS:  As of 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, the beach is closed for two blocks from mid-block between 50th and 51st Streets through mid-block between 52nd and 53rd streets. Beachgoers entering at 51st Street can access the beach and water to the left of the path onto the beach. Beachgoers entering at 52nd Street can access the beach and water to the right of the path onto the beach. .

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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