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The excavators, left, mold the transported sand into the shape of the engineered dune. JACK MOTZ
The Ditch Plains dune reconstruction project got underway in Montauk last week. This is the second of a two phase project intended to fortify the area against storms and climate change. JACK MOTZ
Trucks lined the beach as the Ditch Plains dune reconstruction project got underway in Montauk last week. JACK MOTZ
The excavators, left, mold the transported sand into the shape of the engineered dune. JACK MOTZ
A truck lifts up its bed to deposit the sand that it had just transported from the parking lot. JACK MOTZ
A truck sits in the parking lot, where the sand for the dune reconstruction awaited transport. JACK MOTZ
A truck, pictured, would load the piled sand into the bed of another truck, which would then bring the sand onto the beach. JACK MOTZ
The transport truck drives on a sandy road back to the parking lot, where it would grab more sand, which it would then bring out onto the beach. JACK MOTZ
Jack Motz on Nov 17, 2025