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Great Lakes Dredge & Dock of Houston, Texas, yesterday won a $33.8 million USACE contract for a beach nourishment project in New Jersey.
The contract calls for dredging more than 1.3 million cubic yards of sand from two borrow areas (one is located off Corsons Inlet and the other is located approximately three miles offshore of Sea Isle City).
The sand will be pumped onto the beach at the following locations:
The project is a joint effort of the Army Corps’ Philadelphia District and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and is designed to reduce damages from coastal storm events.
Work on the project is expected to commence in the Fall or Winter timeframe.