Dredging Company's Decision To Leave LBI Is 'Callous' DEP Chief Says

State and local officials have slammed the dredging company hired for a beach and dune construction project on Long Beach Island for deciding to pull out of the project until April, according to The Sandpaper.

“This planned action by Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company is unwarranted and irresponsible,” state Department of Environmental Commissioner Bob Martin said. “By suspending its Long Beach Island work, this company will expose lives, homes, businesses and infrastructure to severe winter storms. Their decision shows a callous disregard for the people of New Jersey.

Illinois Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. told the Army Corps of Engineers recently they planned to pull the two dredges from an ongoing beach and dune construction project on Long Beach Island and move them to projects in other areas of the country.

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. does not plan to return the dredges to New Jersey until April, which would most likely prevent it from meeting the May 22, 2016 completion deadline set in the $128 million contract to construct engineered beaches and dunes for 13 miles Long Beach Island, officials said.

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