U.S. Army Corps Projects

Hurricane Sandy was the catalyst for this recent report by the ACoE. Flooding, erosion, climate change are issues for the hamlet of Montauk.

The Corps has already installed geo-bags in an effort to stabilize the beach in front of downtown Montauk. The bags are already exposed after tropical storm Hermine (September 5 & 6, 2016).

“The Downtown Montauk Stabilization project is designed to provide coastal storm risk management from coastal erosion through construction of 3,100 ft of reinforced dune within the hamlet of Montauk, New York. The proposed dune extends west to east from South Emery Street to Atlantic Terrace motel and tapers into high dunes at both ends of the project area, which will provide protection to the shorefront existing commercial buildings in downtown Montauk.”

-Page i of the executive summary of the report.

http://www.nan.usace.army.mil/Portals/37/docs/civilworks/projects/ny/coast/fimp/DM_files/EA/1_Dec2014_Montauk%20Stabilization_Final%20EA.pdf