CREST HAVEN – In October 2012, Superstorm Sandy struck the coast of New Jersey with unprecedented fury.
Today, Cape May County continues to deal with the damage that storm caused to infrastructure such as Ocean Drive in the north end of Strathmere.
To that end, freeholders awarded a $1,871,515 contract to South State Inc. that will fund permanent repairs to the roadbed on Ocean Drive between the Rush Chattin Bridge and the Corson’s Inlet Bridge in Strathmere.
According to County Engineer Dale Foster, the repairs consist of “revetment” of the seaward roadbed to protect the road from the effects of ocean wave action.
Stones will be used along the vulnerable 1,200-foot portion where the roadbed has also been raised from previous levels to further prevent flooding of the coastal roadway.
This project will be funded by a 75 percent grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency; the remaining 25 percent will be funded by the state and county.
The county’s contribution will be $467,876 while the state will contribute $317,000 to complete the total required.
“It is important to keep access to the community of Strathmere,” Foster said.
Foster added that the county is using South State because the firm has completed similar work for the county in the past, and the goal is to complete this project as soon as possible to avoid future storm damage.
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