Westhampton Beach Interim Project Complete
Bulldozers distribute newly-placed sand at Westhampton Beach, New York, November 21, 2014. The sand, pumped onto the beach from an approved offshore borrow site, repaired severe erosion caused by Hurricane Sandy in 2012. The Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, placed nearly 1 million cubic yards of sand for the Westhampton Beach Interim Project providing coastal storm risk reduction for nearly 4 miles of shoreline from Westhampton Beach to Cupsogue Beach County Park on Long Island’s south shore. Work included berm and dune restoration, tapering an existing groin, and constructing a new groin. The project was completed in late 2014.