Posted on June 23, 2021
Beach areas will be temporary closed during the restoration work; see what beaches will be impacted and on what days the work will commence.
MONTAUK, NY — Storm-socked beaches in Montauk will be the focus of restoration efforts in the coming days, town officials said Tuesday.
Following the loss of sand from the ocean beach in downtown Montauk and at Ditch Plains, East Hampton Town has arranged for immediate sand replenishment to make the areas safer and more hospitable for beachgoers, town officals added.
Beach areas will be temporary closed during the restoration work. Work schedules are weather dependent and will be coordinated around the tide cycle. Work will begin Wednesday at the downtown beach between South Edison and South Emery Streets, and continue on Thursday and Friday.
Bathing areas, with lifeguards, will be open outside the work zone, to the east of South Edison Street and at Kirk Park beach to the west, East Hampton Town Supervisor Peter Van Scoyoc’s office said in a release.
Lifeguards and marine patrol officers will be stationed at the downtown beach overpasses to inform the public of the closed area and direct them to usable beach, as well as to coordinate safe passage onto the beach east of South Edison Street.
At Ditch Plains, the exposed hard pan will be covered with white beach sand in a designated 600-foot area, with work to begin on Monday, June 28, and continue through June 30, town officials added.
The beach from just west of Otis Avenue will be closed during the restoration work.
“Please be patient, and avoid work zones. The addition of sand now will help enable peaenjoyment of the beach throughout the summer,” town officials said.
