Beach Access Limited In Brick After Hermine Exposes Revetment Wall

BRICK, NJ — Brick Township officials have closed some of the access points to the township's beachfront after the effects of Hermine exposed part of the steel revetment wall.

"Effective September 6th, 2016, the access points to the ocean beaches south of Brick Beach 3 will be closed due to current existing conditions caused by the recent Tropical Storm Hermine," Brick Police Capt. Vincent Pacitti said in an announcement Wednesday.

The conditions caused beach erosion and unsafe conditions along the steel revetment wall, he said.

Access to the beaches will be available at Brick Beach I, Brick Beach 3 and at 6th Avenue in the Normandy Beach section of the township, he said.

Anyone going onto the beach needs to exercise caution and be awayre of the heavy equipment the township has working in the area to push sand back into place to shore up the unsafe areas, he said.

Pacitti also said those goingon the beaches must be careful around high tide because the waves are reaching the steel revetment wall.

A front-end loader moves sand at Brick Beach prior to the opening of the beaches for the summer. Karen Wall photo