Damage Mitigation Study News Today

SANDWICH — After months of delay, the public comment period for the proposed Town Neck Beach renourishment project by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is open.  Michael Riccio, study manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New England District, initially told the Board of Selectmen in October that the public comment period would be open by the end of the month. The 30-day period instead opened March 4 and will run until April 3.  The Section 111 Shore Damage Mitigation Study proposes t...

Town Neck Beach nourishment plan on the table March 5, 2021, by Eldin Ganic The USACE New England District is proposing a Section 111 Shore Damage Mitigation Study for beach nourishment of Town Neck Beach in Sandwich, Massachusetts. This area has eroded as a result of the Cape Cod Canal Federal Navigation Project (FNP) jetties at the east entrance of the Canal. The work is authorized by Section 111 of the River and Harbor Act of 1968 (Public Law 90-483)...