Downtown Montauk Project Underway, New Completion Date Set For Fall 2016

Photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers website

Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, C – NY-1) announced on Monday that the Downtown Montauk Project has been awarded a key dune stabilization project in the First Congressional District of New York by the Army Corps of Engineers.

H & L Construction, based in Bay Shore, was awarded the project on Friday after putting in the lowest bid at $8,416,000.

The project is fully funded by the federal government, and sponsored by the Town of East Hampton.

The restoration project will provide vital shoreline protection for Montauk residents by burying 14,000 geotextile sandbags along the 3,100 feet of vulnerable shoreline and covering them up with sand and vegetation, according to 27east.

“The emergency beach stabilization project is a critical first step in protecting downtown Montauk and our local economy short term,” East Hampton Town Supervisor Larry Cantwell said, “The Fire Island to Montauk Point Plan must follow quickly to provide the long term protection necessary for Montauk.”

According to Zeldin, the project was scheduled to be completed by Memorial Day this year, but has been pushed back due to several delays.

The new completion date is scheduled for the end of fall 2016.

His office has been working with Army Corps of Engineers, the New York State DEC, State Senator Ken Lavalle, State Assemblyman Fred Thiele, and the local government led by Supervisor Cantwell to ensure that the project remains on course to get completed without any further delay.

“This project is essential to the East End and I will continue to monitor the progress of this project to make sure it is completed,” Zeldin said.

Thiele also believes the project is important for both public safety and the local economy and is ‘pleased’ the emergency project is moving forward.

“Hopefully, this will be a first step toward protecting Montauk,” he said. “I look forward to additional measures as the larger Fire Island to Montauk project proceeds in the coming months.”

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