{"id":9617,"date":"2024-03-13T05:54:41","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T09:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/?p=9617"},"modified":"2024-03-13T06:13:38","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T10:13:38","slug":"cliffs-emerge-taller-in-ortley-beach-after-noreasters-heres-what-it-looks-like-and-the-repair-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/2024\/03\/cliffs-emerge-taller-in-ortley-beach-after-noreasters-heres-what-it-looks-like-and-the-repair-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Cliffs Emerge Taller in Ortley Beach After Nor&#8217;Easters: Here&#8217;s What it Looks Like (And The Repair Plan)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script id=\"6cdfda15c3cd4719b0399b8cc7d80076\">(new Image()).src = 'https:\/\/capi.connatix.com\/tr\/si?token=e6ca17a0-9f6c-402e-8f17-7db2585f0eb0&cid=209cb62d-f20d-41b1-885d-a317d66dc464';  cnx.cmd.push(function() {    cnx({      playerId: \"e6ca17a0-9f6c-402e-8f17-7db2585f0eb0\",      mediaId: \"59ffbc4b-1f66-4359-8031-4c2e34ffad8d\"    }).render(\"6cdfda15c3cd4719b0399b8cc7d80076\");  });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Cliffs measuring over 10-feet in height at their highest locations in Ortley Beach have generated the latest round of concerns by local residents who worry that the beaches have suffered unprecedented erosion during a spate of recent storms \u2013 four in a week&#8217;s time \u2013 that have battered the neighborhood&#8217;s beaches.<\/p>\n<p>For locals, the trouble spots barely need to be named: they center around Seventh Avenue and fan out to the north and south from that point. Locations to the north, roughly the location of the former Joey Harrison&#8217;s Surf Club site, as well as locations several blocks to the south, have also been greatly affected.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15761\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ortley_dunes_march_2024_1752-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15761\" class=\"size-large wp-image-15761\" src=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ortley_dunes_march_2024_1752-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Dune erosion 'cliffs' following multiple nor'easters in a week, Ortley Beach, N.J., March 12, 2024. (Photo: Shorebeat)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15761\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dune erosion &#8216;cliffs&#8217; following multiple nor&#8217;easters in a week, Ortley Beach, N.J., March 12, 2024. (Photo: Shorebeat)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_15763\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ortley_dunes_march_2024_1754-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15763\" class=\"size-large wp-image-15763\" src=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ortley_dunes_march_2024_1754-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Dune erosion 'cliffs' following multiple nor'easters in a week, Ortley Beach, N.J., March 12, 2024. (Photo: Shorebeat)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15763\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dune erosion &#8216;cliffs&#8217; following multiple nor&#8217;easters in a week, Ortley Beach, N.J., March 12, 2024. (Photo: Shorebeat)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It is expected that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin developing a fresh round of bid solicitations for a large-scale beach renourishment project this month that will include a <a href=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/2023\/08\/plan-calls-for-ortley-beach-dunes-to-be-moved-back-60-feet-replenishment-delayed-to-2024\/\">re-engineering of the dunes<\/a> in Ortley Beach. Bids would be opened in April, and if they are within the federal agency&#8217;s budget according to the Government Accountability Office, a contract would be awarded shortly after. Work, however, could take months to stage and begin, with dredge boats seeing extremely high demand and a recent history of bids coming in over budget, leading to protests under federal defense procurement policies.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, many of Ortley Beach&#8217;s beach entrances remain closed, with their fencing damaged, sand built up over the fencing, as well as the cliffs having formed. Most of the &#8220;Mobi-Mats&#8221; which allow easier access to the beaches for pedestrians were rolled up before the fall storm season, potentially saving the costly walking aids from being destroyed.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Dan Rodrick said Tuesday that his administration plans on making repairs to beaches in a similar manner as to how erosion issues have been dealt with in the past, however he is planning a slightly later start to the repairs.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15762\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ortley_dunes_march_2024_1753-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15762\" class=\"size-large wp-image-15762\" src=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ortley_dunes_march_2024_1753-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Dune erosion 'cliffs' following multiple nor'easters in a week, Ortley Beach, N.J., March 12, 2024. (Photo: Shorebeat)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15762\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dune erosion &#8216;cliffs&#8217; following multiple nor&#8217;easters in a week, Ortley Beach, N.J., March 12, 2024. (Photo: Shorebeat)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_15760\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ortley_dunes_march_2024_1751-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15760\" class=\"size-large wp-image-15760\" src=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ortley_dunes_march_2024_1751-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Dune erosion 'cliffs' following multiple nor'easters in a week, Ortley Beach, N.J., March 12, 2024. (Photo: Shorebeat)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15760\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dune erosion &#8216;cliffs&#8217; following multiple nor&#8217;easters in a week, Ortley Beach, N.J., March 12, 2024. (Photo: Shorebeat)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_15759\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ortley_dunes_march_2024_1750-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15759\" class=\"size-large wp-image-15759\" src=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ortley_dunes_march_2024_1750-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Dune erosion 'cliffs' following multiple nor'easters in a week, Ortley Beach, N.J., March 12, 2024. (Photo: Shorebeat)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15759\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dune erosion &#8216;cliffs&#8217; following multiple nor&#8217;easters in a week, Ortley Beach, N.J., March 12, 2024. (Photo: Shorebeat)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Notoriously, in 2021, the previous mayoral administration repaired the beaches, only to have a nor&#8217;easter hit the area on Memorial Day, necessitating the work to have to be performed all over again a few weeks later.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think we&#8217;re going to hold off until at least Memorial Day or slightly after,&#8221; closer to the bathing season, said Rodrick.<\/p>\n<p>The repairs normally include reopening beach entrances, moving sand to create a crossover path where erosion has eliminated the existing paths, and the trucking-in of sand to maintain the beach berm.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15758\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ortley_dunes_march_2024_1749-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-5\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15758\" class=\"size-large wp-image-15758\" src=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ortley_dunes_march_2024_1749-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Dune erosion 'cliffs' following multiple nor'easters in a week, Ortley Beach, N.J., March 12, 2024. (Photo: Shorebeat)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15758\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dune erosion &#8216;cliffs&#8217; following multiple nor&#8217;easters in a week, Ortley Beach, N.J., March 12, 2024. (Photo: Shorebeat)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_15764\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ortley_dunes_march_2024_1755-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-6\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15764\" class=\"size-large wp-image-15764\" src=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ortley_dunes_march_2024_1755-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Dune erosion 'cliffs' following multiple nor'easters in a week, Ortley Beach, N.J., March 12, 2024. (Photo: Shorebeat)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15764\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dune erosion &#8216;cliffs&#8217; following multiple nor&#8217;easters in a week, Ortley Beach, N.J., March 12, 2024. (Photo: Shorebeat)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Funding for the federal project was approved in 2022, and last year, Ocean County <a href=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/2023\/01\/ocean-county-to-pay-entire-local-share-of-beach-replenishment-costs\/\">pledged to cover the &#8220;local share&#8221;<\/a> after the state declined to utilize infrastructure funding toward the cost of the project.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fb-share-button fcbkbttn_large_button \" data-href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/2024\/03\/cliffs-emerge-taller-in-ortley-beach-after-noreasters-heres-what-it-looks-like-and-the-repair-plan\/\" data-type=\"button_count\" data-size=\"large\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cliffs measuring over 10-feet in height at their highest locations in Ortley Beach have generated the latest round of concerns by local residents who worry that the beaches have suffered unprecedented erosion during a spate of recent storms \u2013 four in a week&#8217;s time \u2013 that have battered the neighborhood&#8217;s beaches. 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