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The state has allocated $3.5 million for shoreline restoration projects at Tobay and Overlook beaches in the wake of significant storm damage and erosion.
Fortification work will include dredging the Fire Island Inlet and placing nearly 1.25 million cubic yards of sand at Gilgo State Park, Tobay Beach, and Overlook Beach.
The project will help protect communities and important recreation areas from severe weather events driven by climate change, and create jobs that boost local economies, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office said.
“The safety of New Yorkers is my top priority, and the ongoing state, local and federal partnership will build stronger, safer Long Island beaches,” Hochul said.
“We want to make sure the communities and infrastructure along the Long Island coastline are taken care of and that this effort will curtail further erosion.”
The restoration will be in partnership with the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation, Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, and the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), along with local towns.
In January, the USACE approved New York’s request for emergency rehabilitation assistance to speed up coastal repairs.
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