OCEAN CITY — U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew is hopeful of delivering “tens of millions of dollars” in federal funding for beach replenishment before summer at the Jersey shore.
Van Drew, R-2nd, and Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) Adam Telle evaluated the erosion Feb. 13 at Fifth Street in Ocean City, which has suffered extreme erosion since its last sand replenishment in 2022.
They later moved south to Strathmere in Upper Township, Avalon and North Wildwood, speaking of options for funding, the need for more competition in dredging along with the expanded use of dredge materials and longer-term options such as hard structures where needed and deemed appropriate..
– STORY and PHOTOS by CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff
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