South Jersey Beach Replenishment Projects

awarded

Federal funding of $99 million from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be used for beach replenishment projects in several shore communities in South Jersey, including Ocean City, Strathmere, Sea Isle City, Avalon, and Stone Harbor. The funding aims to provide stronger protection and stability for shoreline communities and is the largest investment in New Jersey beach projects in a year without a hurricane since Superstorm Sandy. Additional dredging funding of over $5 million is allocated for projects on the Salem River, Maurice River, Cold Spring Inlet, and the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway, along with continued work to deepen the Salem and Maurice rivers. Support has also been secured to move forward with a redesign of the Wildwoods project. Further funding of $70 million is being sought for beach projects in Long Beach Island and Atlantic City, as well as erosion mitigation structures and seawall extension in North Brigantine.