{"id":6842,"date":"2019-09-05T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T04:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/?p=6842"},"modified":"2019-09-04T20:21:28","modified_gmt":"2019-09-05T00:21:28","slug":"raised-oceanfront-viewing-platform-planned-for-seaside-heights-north-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/2019\/09\/raised-oceanfront-viewing-platform-planned-for-seaside-heights-north-end\/","title":{"rendered":"Raised Oceanfront Viewing Platform Planned for Seaside Heights’ North End"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hiering Avenue, Seaside Heights, N.J. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n

Seaside Heights is planning to construct a raised viewing platform at the north end of its boardwalk, a feature that will allow visitors to enjoy the sights and sounds of the beachfront without venturing onto the sand.<\/p>\n

The platform will be located on top of the dune at Hiering Avenue. Originally, the plan to build a viewing platform was conceived in 2013 as a settlement between the borough and the state Department of Environmental Protection to end a dispute over what could be constructed in the area. The settlement, in the form of an administrative consent order, was ratified several years ago. But since then, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has completed its beach replenishment project \u2013 necessitating a change to the original plan and making the installation of a viewing platform all the more important.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter the dune project, it occurred to me that sitting on the bench at Hiering Avenue would mean staring at the dunes rather than the ocean,\u201d said Borough Administrator Christopher Vaz.<\/p>\n

The platform will be funded through the borough\u2019s annual capital budget and is expected to be built by next summer. It will be fully accessible to disabled visitors, including those using canes and wheelchairs.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe really do need a place for the public to just go and view the ocean,\u201d said Vaz. \u201cThe badge checkers get requests all summer long, \u2018Can we just go down halfway and see the ocean?\u2019 They try very hard to allow it, but at peak times it\u2019s tough because they\u2019re checking badges and wristbands, things like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Hiering Avenue, Seaside Heights, N.J. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n

As envisioned by borough officials, the platform will consist of a ramp built over the dune with the viewing area on top. It will be covered with some type of sun shade, similar to the kind often found at amusement parks.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ll be able to see the ocean and the beach over the dunes on the deck,\u201d said Vaz.<\/p>\n

The sun deck will replace the Hiering Avenue stage.<\/p>\n

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