Updated: Oct. 06, 2023, 5:41 p.m.Crews can be seen making progress on the east groin of the Union Beach federal shore protection project on Sept. 25, 2023. Photo courtesy of Union BeachThe bayside town that became the poster child for some of the most severe devestation wrought by Hurricane Sandy in 2012 is making progress on a $395 million federal project that’s been in the works even longer than that.,” said Mayor Charles Cocuzza. “I’m excited to see it finally come to fruition.
“It’s for the betterment of the town,” said Liaguno-Dorr on Friday regarding her support of the project and not wanting others to experience what she did during Sandy. Caryn Shinske, a spokesperson for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, on Friday referred questions about the berm construction to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
As of Sept. 28, town officials said, about 177,500 cubic yards of sand were delivered to a burrow area on-site. That’s almost 30% of the total sand needed. Eagle-eyed residents may have seen what looked like rubber mats and old tires amid the equipment on the town’s shore during construction.
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