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The plant and its iconic smokestack have been a longtime landmark along the Jersey Shore. The site's structures have been imploded in phases since last year along the Great Eff Harbor Bay.
"The demolition is substantially complete," township officials said in a statement on Facebook.
Beesely's Point Development Group LLC plans to develop the site.
The final implosion at the shuttered plant in the Marmora section of Upper Township is set for 10 a.m. on Oct. 26, officials said.
The facility is clearly visible from the Garden State Parkway bridge between Atlantic and Cape May counties. There will be public viewing points for the implosion, but those locations haven’t been announced yet. Possible viewing points include the biking and walking path beside the Parkway, officials said.
The implosion is being handled by Controlled Demolition, Inc. of Phoenix, Maryland. All the necessary permitting and notifications have been made, the township said.
Boiler units were imploded in April of this year. The cooling tower was demolished in 2022.
The power plant, built in 1961, operated coal and diesel-fueled electric turbines. The plant shut down permanently in May 2019.
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