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Oceanfront Beach Rebuilding Projects Ramp Up in Westhampton and Sagaponack

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Work on the Sagaponack Bridgehampton beach nourishment project in 2014.

Work on the Sagaponack Bridgehampton beach nourishment project in 2014.

Work on the Sagaponack Bridgehampton beach nourishment project in 2014.

Work on the Sagaponack Bridgehampton beach nourishment project in 2014.

Work on the Sagaponack Bridgehampton beach nourishment project in 2014.

Work on the Sagaponack Bridgehampton beach nourishment project in 2014.

The 350-foot dredging vessel Magdalena is sucking up sand from the ocean floor off Quogue and transport it about 2 miles west to a connection pipe and pump it ashore at Cupsogue Beach. ARAM TERCHUNIAN

The 350-foot dredging vessel Magdalena is sucking up sand from the ocean floor off Quogue and transport it about 2 miles west to a connection pipe and pump it ashore at Cupsogue Beach. ARAM TERCHUNIAN

Dredging crews will rebuild the bay side shoreline of Cupsogue Beach over the next month then shift to working on nourishing ocean beaches in Westhampton and West Hampton Dunes in February. ARAM TERCHUNIAN

Dredging crews will rebuild the bay side shoreline of Cupsogue Beach over the next month then shift to working on nourishing ocean beaches in Westhampton and West Hampton Dunes in February. ARAM TERCHUNIAN

Dredging crews will rebuild the bay side shoreline of Cupsogue Beach over the next month then shift to working on nourishing ocean beaches in Westhampton and West Hampton Dunes in February. ARAM TERCHUNIAN

Dredging crews will rebuild the bay side shoreline of Cupsogue Beach over the next month then shift to working on nourishing ocean beaches in Westhampton and West Hampton Dunes in February. ARAM TERCHUNIAN

Dredging crews will rebuild the bay side shoreline of Cupsogue Beach over the next month then shift to working on nourishing ocean beaches in Westhampton and West Hampton Dunes in February. ARAM TERCHUNIAN

Dredging crews will rebuild the bay side shoreline of Cupsogue Beach over the next month then shift to working on nourishing ocean beaches in Westhampton and West Hampton Dunes in February. ARAM TERCHUNIAN

authorMichael Wright on Jan 8, 2025
Two separate offshore dredging crews began arriving on the South Fork this week to commence massive multimillion-dollar beach rebuilding projects in Westhampton and eastern Southampton Town over the next several... more

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