The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has just released a new work schedule for the Absecon Island Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project.
The Absecon Island project covers 8.1 miles of shoreline in Atlantic City, Longport, Margate and Ventnor. The $63 million beach fill project has been awarded to the Cranford-based Weeks Marine company.
According to the Corps spokesman Stephen Rochette , the Atlantic City portion of the project is expected to start Friday while the work in Ventnor, Margate and Longport will be slightly delayed due to late completion of a Weeks Marine contract in Florida.
The new schedule states that the replenishment work in Atlantic City will run April 21-July 9, but the work on the rest of Absecon Island scheme wont start before Memorial Day weekend.
Rochette added “ the work will run May 28-August 7 in Longport, August 7-October 16 in Margate, and October 16-November 30 in Ventnor. ”
The previous schedule called for work to be completed in Longport from late April to late June; Margate late June through late August and Ventnor early September through early October.