Congressman says residents may finally get relief from frequent floods in their streets and basements, which only seem to be getting worse.
Funds for Hurricane Sandy relief will be used to implement a $91 million project to that could significantly protect Port Monmouth from frequent flooding, erosion and damage from rain and storms. U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone (NJ-06) announced Monday that the Army Corps of Engineers is planning to address major flood prevention to protect the low-lying residential and commercial areas in the Port Monmouth section of Middletown Township. That project includes the construction of nearly 7,070 feet of levees, 3,585 feet of floodwalls and 2,640 feet of dune and beach renourishment. The funds were recently approved by Congress. “Many in Port Monmouth faced serious flooding during Sandy,” said Pallone in a press release. “All along the Bayshore, …
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Sand relief package passed by Congress in January could fund large-scale projects, said Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr.
The low-lying residential and commercial areas in the Port Monmouth could be protected from flood through levees, floodwalls, dunes and beach renourishment as part of an upcoming large-scale beach replenishment project, according to Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06). Also addressed will be Keansburg's damaged 40-year old floodgates and beach replenishment from Sandy Hook to the Barnegat Inlet. Pallone announced Tuesday that the Monmouth County projects are the first of several initial large-scale projects he expects to be completed to restore damage to the Jersey Shore caused by Superstorm Sandy, according to his analysis of the provisions of the Sandy relief package passed by Congress in January. “I have fought for these projects for…
Carmen S Petrichko-Peterson
8:25 pm on Tuesday, March 26, 2013
The meeting we had on March 21, for the residents of Port Monmouth on the Flood Project does not leave one leaving happy. The plan is tentative and won't start until maybe late 2013 or early 2014 and continue in phases each year. Doesn't help for storms that will come inbetween those times. more ›