More beach replenishment 3/2/20:

[AndyS]

Long Branch, NJ – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced additional beach replenishment projects in Long Branch, Sea Bright, and Monmouth Beach. Pallone said that additional federal dollars will allow for expanded work in these Monmouth County towns.

“I’m pleased to announce these additional replenishment projects that will be critical to our beaches and communities in Coastal Monmouth,” Congressman Pallone said. “Restoration projects like beach replenishment ensure our beautiful beaches will remain safe and enjoyable for residents and tourists for years to come. I would like to thank Colonel Asbery and the Army Corps of Engineers staff for their dedication to this important work.”

The Army Corps plans to do the work on the expanded projects in the fall of 2020 through spring 2021. In Long Branch, sand will be placed in the northern part of Long Branch from south Broadway to Joline Avenue. The additional replenishment projects in Sea Bright will begin at the southernmost border of Sea Bright near Sunrise Way and continue north to Island View Way. Another replenishment project will begin at Trade Winds Lane north to Sea Bright Borough Hall. In Monmouth Beach, the additional beach replenishment project begins in the area around Cottage Road and continues to Monmouth Beach’s northern border.

The Congressman noted that the Army Corps should complete the original beach replenishment projects awarded last year in the Monmouth County Shore towns before the summer. “The original project for Monmouth Beach from the Monmouth Beach Bathing Pavilion near Valentine Street north to Cottage Road was completed in January. The original Sea Bright project from Island View Way north to Tradewinds Lane was completed in February. The project in Long Branch originally awarded last year is expected to start and be completed between April and June 2020. This includes the area in West End from Howland Avenue south to Sycamore Avenue in Elberon,” Pallone said.

Following Superstorm Sandy, Congressman Pallone requested the Federal Emergency Management Agency allocate emergency funding to address immediate needs of impacted homeowners and businesses, as well as repair breached dunes and damaged beaches to protect New Jersey’s coastal areas from future flooding. As a result, the beaches from Sea Bright south to Manasquan were filled, which was the largest beach replenishment project ever undertaken by the Army Corps.

[Fishguy1]

Welfare for the rich.

[shucker]

I guess there working there way up, our southern beachfront has been worthless for fishing. There is zero clams, crabs and inverts along our beaches now, the water gets very silty after a 1 day blow and takes a few days to clear up. Buy yeah the million dollar homes and snob people that own beachfront property's got what the want with no regard for marine life, the Amy corps of engineers and our government is a joke in this state

[Fishguy1]

It's a bad idea who's time has passed. Most of the federal and state money being spent is for private property owners private beaches, or the access is so limited they might as well be private. It's welfare for the rich.
I had several conversations with a crew boat captain during the last replenishment and I asked him straight up, "Isn't this all just pissing in the wind? All that sand will be taken away sooner than later." He replied, "That's exactly what this is."
Here we are about 4 years later...

[RAMMFISH66]

Monmouth beach was replenished a couple of years ago and all of the sand at the north end, passed the jetty,was washed back into the ocean...a total waste of $$$ and time...but it looks good on his record since he helped the rich beachfront home owners...

[Merle31483]

If this is all with federally funded money aka tax paying dollars the all these beaches should be made public regardless of who owns beach front property and the private lots along route 36 from sea brite south should also become public parking just saying...

[Fishguy1]

Abso-fu**ing-lutely.

[Billfish715]

There is no stopping or changing the constant flow of water from Sandy Hook down the beach. If you've ever witnessed some of the tide lines or talked to any of the party boat captains who worked that stretch for years, you'll understand what I mean. There is a terrific current that often goes down the beach from Sandy Hook to past Monmouth Beach.

The amount of water that comes out of Sandy Hook and Raritan Bays pushes its way along the channels but also often runs down the beach for quite a distance. It's not just the storms that erode the beaches. Even when someone drowns, their bodies are often discovered miles from where they drowned. The currents washed them either north or south.

If anyone wants a lifelong job, just sign up for the beach replenishment projects with the Army Corps of Engineers. It will never end unless the money dries up.

[Brewlugger]

The replenishment program is also destroying the offshore areas where the sand is being removed. They turned the Harvey Ceadars lumps into a wasteland.

[Gumada]

It’s great work if you can get it ! Never ending, once you are complete you start over again. A saying comes to mind, “shoveling sh*t 💩 against the tide”.