In Barnegat Inlet, not far from Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light, the dredge Murden has been at work for nearly two weeks suctioning sand from the seabed before unloading it nearshore off Harvey Cedars in the vicinity of Hudson Avenue south to Union Avenue.
The project is one of 10 selected nationwide for testing innovative approaches to the beneficial use of dredge materials, according to Keith Watson, project manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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