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Montauk Beach Restoration in Federal Queue, but Missed Deadlines Move the Bookends

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The Army Corps of Engineers has put out a bid to contractors for a massive restoration of the ocean beaches across downtown Montauk that could begin as soon as this fall. MICHAEL WRIGHT

The Army Corps of Engineers has put out a bid to contractors for a massive restoration of the ocean beaches across downtown Montauk that could begin as soon as this fall. MICHAEL WRIGHT

authorMichael Wright on Jun 21, 2023
A massive rebuilding of Montauk’s ocean beaches has been included in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project plans for this coming winter, though the work will not reach as far... more

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