Work Resumes From Beach To Bay After Bad Weather In Ocean City

OCEAN CITY, NJ — A break in the weather has allowed work to resume from beach to bay in Ocean City, Mayor Jay Gillian said in his weekly update Friday afternoon. City officials provided photos of work across the island. The photos are embedded below.

Photo #1: The Public Works team is moving stockpiles of sand to rebuild dunes at Fifth Street and in the area between 10th Street and 12th Street. The Army Corps left a supply for us to work with during the recent north end beach replenishment project.

Photo #2: Work on the boardwalk reconstruction project between 10th Street and 12th Street remains on schedule. We expect to reopen the block between 10th Street and 11th Street in the coming days, and much of the decking on the final block is already in place.

Photo #3: Multiple crews are now working to complete the network of new storm pipes in the Fourth Ward drainage project. A pre-construction meeting next week will determine the schedule for another major neighborhood drainage project between First Street and Eighth Street. At the same time, many other city road projects and utility upgrade projects are back underway.

Photo #4: The downtown will benefit from sidewalk and crosswalk work expected to begin later this month. And contractors are back at work finishing private dredging contracts in Carnival Bayou.

Gillian also praised a young Ocean City resident put on a free concert of Billy Joel songs at the library Thursday night.

"At just 13, Scott Nuss shows remarkable talent," Gillian said. "The eighth-grader even penned and debuted an Ocean City theme song about a favorite vacation spot that became his home. I want to thank Scott and his family for sharing his gift and his new theme with us all."

To read the full address, visit ocnj.us. The photos provided by Ocean City officials can be seen below.