{"id":9325,"date":"2021-07-16T01:08:32","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T05:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/?p=9325"},"modified":"2021-07-16T01:08:32","modified_gmt":"2021-07-16T05:08:32","slug":"new-accessible-beach-entrance-built-in-lavallette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/2021\/07\/new-accessible-beach-entrance-built-in-lavallette\/","title":{"rendered":"New Accessible Beach Entrance Built in Lavallette"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_9326\" style=\"width: 1018px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image000000.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"A Matrax path installed at President Avenue in Lavallette. (Photo: Anita Zalom)\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9326\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9326\" src=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image000000.jpg\" alt=\"A Matrax path installed at President Avenue in Lavallette. (Photo: Anita Zalom)\" width=\"1008\" height=\"756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image000000.jpg 1008w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image000000-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image000000-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image000000-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image000000-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9326\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Matrax path installed at President Avenue in Lavallette. (Photo: Anita Zalom)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Lavallette has rolled out \u2013 quite literally \u2013 a new, handicap-accessible entrance to one of the most popular beaches in town.<\/p>\n<p>The beach at President Avenue, as of this week, now features a hard structure, known as a <a href=\"https:\/\/matraxinc.com\/disabled-beach-access-mats\/\">Matrax Path<\/a>, that extends from the hard-packed beach entranceway onto the soft sand. The Matrax devices were installed on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9327\" style=\"width: 909px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Beach-Access-2-Matrax-4x4-1.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"A close-up view of a Matrax beach path installed in Seaside Park. (Photo: Matrax)\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9327\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9327\" src=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Beach-Access-2-Matrax-4x4-1.png\" alt=\"A close-up view of a Matrax beach path installed in Seaside Park. (Photo: Matrax)\" width=\"899\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Beach-Access-2-Matrax-4x4-1.png 899w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Beach-Access-2-Matrax-4x4-1-300x209.png 300w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Beach-Access-2-Matrax-4x4-1-768x534.png 768w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Beach-Access-2-Matrax-4x4-1-800x556.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 899px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9327\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A close-up view of a Matrax beach path installed in Seaside Park. (Photo: Matrax)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Lavallette has long committed its Community Development Block Grant grant funding, as well as funding from other sources, to beach accessibility. Councilwoman Anita Zalom, who has championed the project, said her goal is to eventually outfit all of the &#8220;wide&#8221; streets in town, which feature handicap parking spaces, with the entrance system.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fb-share-button fcbkbttn_large_button \" data-href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/2021\/07\/new-accessible-beach-entrance-built-in-lavallette\/\" data-type=\"button_count\" data-size=\"large\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lavallette has rolled out \u2013 quite literally \u2013 a new, handicap-accessible entrance to one of the most popular beaches in town. The beach at President Avenue, as of this week, now features a hard structure, known as a Matrax Path, that extends from the hard-packed beach entranceway onto the soft sand. 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