'Long Dredge' Project Underway at Mecox Bay - 27 East

‘Long Dredge’ Project Underway at Mecox Bay

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Last summer volunteers attempted to hand-dig the cut from Mecox Bay to the ocean. This week heavy machines are at work in the dynamic system.    DANA SHAW

Last summer volunteers attempted to hand-dig the cut from Mecox Bay to the ocean. This week heavy machines are at work in the dynamic system. DANA SHAW

A “long dredge,” carving a 1,000-foot-by-200-foot channel from the bay to the sea, is currently underway at Mecox.         TimRegan/@southforksalt

A “long dredge,” carving a 1,000-foot-by-200-foot channel from the bay to the sea, is currently underway at Mecox. TimRegan/@southforksalt

A “long dredge,” carving a 1,000-foot-by-200-foot channel from the bay to the sea, is currently underway at Mecox.         TimRegan/@southforksalt

A “long dredge,” carving a 1,000-foot-by-200-foot channel from the bay to the sea, is currently underway at Mecox. TimRegan/@southforksalt

A “long dredge,” carving a 1,000-foot-by-200-foot channel from the bay to the sea, is currently underway at Mecox.         TimRegan/@southforksalt

A “long dredge,” carving a 1,000-foot-by-200-foot channel from the bay to the sea, is currently underway at Mecox. TimRegan/@southforksalt

A “long dredge,” carving a 1,000-foot-by-200-foot channel from the bay to the sea, is currently underway at Mecox.         TimRegan/@southforksalt

A “long dredge,” carving a 1,000-foot-by-200-foot channel from the bay to the sea, is currently underway at Mecox. TimRegan/@southforksalt

Kitty Merrill on Dec 20, 2022
There’s a battle against Mother Nature underway in Bridgehampton this week, as contractors toil in the frigid, blustery air, dredging the channel from Mecox Bay to the Atlantic Ocean. A... more

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