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Company Selected To Dredge Sand Onto Beach In Hampton Bays

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Sand Dunes near the Shinnecock Commercial Docks have been vulnerable as more and more storms continue to batter the coast. GREG WEHNER

Sand Dunes near the Shinnecock Commercial Docks have been vulnerable as more and more storms continue to batter the coast. GREG WEHNER

authorGreg Wehner on Jan 18, 2020
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers last week accepted a $10.7 million bid from Great Lakes Dredge and Dock to pump approximately 800,000 cubic yards of sand from the ocean... more

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