Jan 14, 2013 8:14 PM
Suffolk County began work this week on a long-awaited dredging of Accabonac Harbor. The county, which began the work on Friday, plans to wrap up the nearly $1.15 million project within a narrow window that ends on Tuesday, January 15, according to County Legislator Jay Schneiderman.
The dredge arrived at the harbor on January 2 and began operating two days later, Mr. Schneiderman said. The project will produce 25,000 cubic yards of sand, which will be deposited on Louse Point Beach, on the east side of the inlet, he said.
The Accabonac Harbor dredging project is one in a series the county has funded and completed over the past year or so. The county completed a $1 million dredging of Three Mile Harbor and a smaller dredging of Northwest Creek was just... more
The dredge arrived at the harbor on January 2 and began operating two days later, Mr. Schneiderman said. The project will produce 25,000 cubic yards of sand, which will be deposited on Louse Point Beach, on the east side of the inlet, he said.
The Accabonac Harbor dredging project is one in a series the county has funded and completed over the past year or so. The county completed a $1 million dredging of Three Mile Harbor and a smaller dredging of Northwest Creek was just... more
