Port Monmouth Flood Control Q&A Wednesday Night At 6 P.M.

MIDDLETOWN, NJ — If you are curious about the latest status of the Port Monmouth Flood Control Project, Middletown Township will present a public information session Wednesday evening, Jan. 25, at the Port Monmouth VFW post.

The talk will begin promptly at 6 p.m.

Middletown Township will be joined by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the state Department of Environmental Protection for what promises to be an informative public session on Middletown's efforts to control flooding. Port Monmouth and northern Middletown were devastated in Raritan Bay flood surge from Superstorm Sandy, and ever since then the town invested in a very expensive flood control project.

The Port Monmouth Flood Control gates are a $265-million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project meant to protect coastal Middletown — the Port Monmouth area — from Raritan Bay storm surge. Approximately 350 Middletown homes had to be elevated or rebuilt after Sandy hit on October 29, 2012.

The Port Monmouth Flood Control is a project led by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; it was all federal funds used to build the project.

The community is invited to bring any questions; there will be a Q&A.

Wednesday, Jan. 25
6:00-9:00 p.m.
VFW Post 2179
1 Veterans Lane, Port Monmouth

Latest update: Port Monmouth Flood Control Will Shield Bayshore From Future Storms (Oct. 2022)