Assemblyman Cymbrowitz hails federal project to restore sand lost to Sandy in Brighton Beach
The sand lost to Sandy is coming back.
Brighton Beach residents will enjoy a more expansive beach and greater storm preparedness thanks to a federal contract to restore 600,000 cubic yards of sand that were washed away by Superstorm Sandy, Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz (D-Brooklyn) announced.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $7.3 million contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company of Illinois company to place the sand along the beach in Brighton and Coney Island in order “to return the coastline to pre-storm conditions and mitigate the impact of future storms,” Assemblyman Cymbrowitz said.