North Wildwood's emergency project could cost up to $15 million. But work to rebuild the beach is far from over.
The sound of sand being pumped onto a small Jersey Shore beach causes a ruckus. It’s roaring and constant.“That’s to put it mildly, yes,” a laughing North Wildwood Mayor Patrick Rosenello told NJ Advance Media on Thursday. “Having that dredge offshore right now I think is the best sight that I’ve seen from our beach in a long, long time.”
The “North Wildwood Emergency Beach Nourishment Dredging” project is being completed while the city, along with three other municipalities, await more progress on a much larger beach replenishment coming from the“The background work of title searches, surveys and appraisal work continues,” Larry Hajna, a spokesman for the NJDEP, said in April of the larger project. “The DEP anticipates receiving the majority of the easements by this fall.
“Once this section is complete, it is expected that the contractor will return to 7th Avenue, continuing south,” Barry said, then cautioning people in the area. “Safety is a top priority. stay away from all construction equipment, pipelines and caution zones.” “Hundreds upon hundreds of people have stopped by to watch it get done,” he said Thursday evening. “The only concern I’ve heard people echo is that they believe the project won’t last very long.”
The massive federal shore project coming to the larger Cape May County area — including Wildwood, Lower Township and Wildwood Crest — is slated to have a firmer construction start date come summer 2025. It has not been determined when exactly those protections will benefit North Wildwood.
LaTourette, and the state, that month got the additional towns to agree to the shore project. Municipalities had to sign off before the department could begin to ask for rights of access across private property areas where work was planned.
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