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Avalon is expected to begin a sand back passing project on or around Monday, May 13, the borough said in a Facebook post on Tuesday, Apr. 30. Crews will move about 55,000 cubic yards of sand to beaches in Avalon's north end that suffered erosion during winter storms.
Sand will be scraped from a "borrow area" between 32nd and 40th streets north. That sand will be placed on the beach between ninth and 15th streets north.
Tenth through 12th streets north is considered an "erosional hot spot."
"This project will taper the new beach into the existing beach on the north and the south," the borough said in its post. "The goal is to have a protective beach in advance of hurricane season, which begins on June 1st."
At its meeting on Wednesday, Apr. 24, the borough's council awarded a contract to The Yannuzzi Group from Kinnelton. Work will be done on the beach from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Mondays through Fridays.
The borough asked people to be careful on the beach during the project.
"The Avalon beachfront will be an active construction zone during this project with heavy equipment removing sand from the borrow area and heavy trucks placing the sand in the fill area before it is graded to a sloped beach," the borough said. "Please do not place beach chairs in the sand in areas where truck traffic is active."
Work will not be performed between Thursday, May 25 and Monday, May 29 because of Memorial Day weekend. Some beach paths in the erosion zone may be closed until the beach is restored.
The project is expected to be completed in the first two weeks of June. Weather and sand transportation rates could affect when it's finished.
Other beaches in Cape May County are getting needed work to their beaches.
The state approved a short-term renourishment project in North Wildwood on Thursday, Apr. 26. The city has been seeking approval for a long-term fix to erosion issues through the Army Corps of Engineers.
Sea Isle City has begun a replenishment project on its southern beachfront between 73rd and 94th streets, Mayor Leonard Desiderio said in a message on Tuesday, Apr. 23. Once the south end work is finished, renourishment will begin downtown between 29th and 53rd streets.
Mayor Desiderio also said Sea Isle City's project was projected to be expected in mid-June.
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