“The long and winding road to realize the massive and impactful Fire Island to Montauk Point project took decades to travel and ends here with many miles of fortified dunes and berms, beach renourishment, back bay protections and funds to raise thousands of homes,” said New York Senator Charles Schumer. The work is 100 percent federally funded under Public Law 113-2, the Emergency Supplemental Bill passed not long after Superstorm Sandy hit Long Island in October of 2012. The project, Contract 1 of FIMP, was awarded to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company for nearly $47.5 million in August. Approximately 802,000 cubic yards of sand will be placed along Gilgo Beach and 716,000 on Robert Moses State Park. This contract also includes the construction of coastal process features in Robert Moses State Park which are designed to enhance piping plover habitats. The FIMP project begins at the site of the ceremony, where Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company will remove more than 1.5 million cubic yards of sand from Fire Island Inlet and place it on updrift and downdrift beaches to reduce erosion and strengthen coastal resiliency. “This project represents another step in the process of increasing coastal resiliency throughout our Area of Responsibility, as we’ve done in multiple communities such as Coney Island, Long Beach, Fire Island to Montauk Inlet, and East Rockaway, where work is currently ongoing.” “Today is a great day for Long Islanders who have been waiting many years for a project of this magnitude to reduce flood risk to their property and communities,” said Army Corps New York District Commander Col. | photo courtesy office of Congressman Lee Zeldin Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, at the ceremony. Luzzatto, Commander and District Engineer of the U.S.
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