Posted on May 22, 2019
Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, USACE Commanding General and 54th U.S. Army Chief of Engineers, speaks with New York District’s Alex Gregory and Dan Falt about recent accomplishments at Rockaway Beach in New York. In a media event the same day, USACE and Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the maintenance dredging of East Rockaway Inlet is expected to be completed soon. USACE contractor, Weeks Marine, Cranford, N.J. has been performing maintenance dredging of East Rockaway Inlet since April 2019 and using the dredged sand to re-nourish and restore a portion of East Rockaway Shoreline in time for hurricane season.
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