That left numerous shore towns fretting over how to fix the damage — and who would pay for it. “One of the things we will make sure to do is get out there ourselves and do work to make sure that there is good ease of access,” LaTourette told the AP. “Our coastal engineering team will be out at Bay Head and that general area in order to do what we can with regard to leveling out, particularly in the entrance areas so that we have good public access for the various points throughout the town.” The agency was unable Tuesday to provide details of the scope of the work and how it would be carried out. But if the response to past winter storms that caused significant erosion is any guide, it is likely to involve heavy equipment pushing sand up against the eroded dunes, restoring the navigable slopes down to the sand at public access points.