Engineers are assessing methods of bolstering Montauk's low-lying downtown after Superstorm Sandy decimated the dunes that protected it. Rep. Tim Bishop expects the Corps to eventually implement a major coastal amelioration project. Several features of the Montauk coastline make protecting the downtown challenging: the shape makes a wide sandy beach (hundreds of feet) impossible, and the lenses of sand that feed the coastline of Long Island are farther offshore at Montauk than anywhere else.
· Army Corps Has Already Begun Assessment of Montauk Beach Rebuild [27 East]
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