Posted on January 5, 2016
By Pat Johnson, The SandPaper.net
State Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin sharply criticized a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ contractor for plans to remove dredging equipment from an ongoing beach and dune construction project on Long Beach Island to perform a dredging project in another part the country.
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. started work in May to replenish beaches and engineer dunes along 13 miles of Long Beach Island in Ship Bottom, a portion of Surf City, Long Beach Township and Beach Haven. The $128 million contract includes an obligation to have it completed by Memorial Day.
Just before Christmas, the company announced it was moving the dredges out of New Jersey to work on another project. The company does not plan to return the dredges to New Jersey until spring 2016.
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