Keansburg Flood Control Work to Begin in August

Flood control repairs in Keansburg will begin this month, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. announced.

A contract was awarded to Di lorio Construction Corp. of Rutherford, N.J. for the work. The $3.4 million project will repair Keansburg’s levees and remove debris resulting from Superstorm Sandy.

The Army Corps of Engineers project is fully funded by the Sandy aid package passed by Congress.

The levees will be restored to their pre-Sandy condition, and the damaged wing wall at the Thornes Creek closure will also be repaired.

The work, which is part of the larger Keansburg Beach Erosion and Hurricane Project, will minimize impacts on operations at the marina entrance.

Beach replenishment and dune repair will likely begin in the fall.