Weather Hampers Start of Sagaponack Beach Rebuilding Project - 27 East

Weather Hampers Start of Sagaponack Beach Rebuilding Project

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The dredge Texas, waits near the Shinnecock Inlet in Hampton Bays due to high winds to make it's way east to the Sagaponack area.  DANA SHAW

The dredge Texas, waits near the Shinnecock Inlet in Hampton Bays due to high winds to make it's way east to the Sagaponack area. DANA SHAW

Beach nourishment will be happening in Sagaponack over the next few weeks.  DOUG KUNTZ

Beach nourishment will be happening in Sagaponack over the next few weeks. DOUG KUNTZ

The Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. Dredge Co. 
Texas off Peters Pond in Sagaponack on the afternoon of February 11. DOUG KUNTZ

The Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. Dredge Co. Texas off Peters Pond in Sagaponack on the afternoon of February 11. DOUG KUNTZ

The Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. Dredge Co. Texas off Peters Pond on the afternoon of February 11 in Sagaponack ready to pump sand onto the ocean beach.  Here, the pipe is being set in place  just east of Peters Pond on the ocean beach.  DOUG KUNTZ

The Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. Dredge Co. Texas off Peters Pond on the afternoon of February 11 in Sagaponack ready to pump sand onto the ocean beach. Here, the pipe is being set in place just east of Peters Pond on the ocean beach. DOUG KUNTZ

authorMichael Wright on Feb 19, 2025
The small army of engineers who are set to broaden six miles of beach in Sagaponack, Bridgehampton and Water Mill arrived on the South Fork with their 300-foot dredge, the... more

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