{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://pallone.house.gov/press-release/pallone-announces-contract-awarded-asbury-park-avon-sea-beach-replenishment-project", "Pallone Announces Contract Awarded for Asbury Park to Avon-by-the-Sea Beach Replenishment Project", "2013-09-26", "2013", "2013-09", "Democrat", "House", "NJ", "Frank Pallone", "P000034", "pallone.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Long Branch, NJ \u2013 Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that the contract has been awarded and work will begin in December on an $18.3 million beach replenishment project from Asbury Park to Avon-by-the-Sea.\u00a0 This Army Corps of Engineers project, which is funded at full federal expense, will restore beaches in Asbury Park, Ocean Grove, Bradley Beach, and Avon-By-The-Sea, to conditions better than prior to Sandy and was made possible by the Sandy aid package passed by Congress. \u00a0The contractor, Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company, will use over one million cubic yards of sand for the project and is estimated to be completed in early May of 2014. \u201cI\u2019m pleased that the Army Corps is moving forward with this important investment that will help to protect homes and businesses from future flooding, as well as repair the destruction caused by Sandy,\u201d said Pallone.\u00a0 \u201cOur beaches are a fundamental part of life here on the shore, both for residents to enjoy and also to drive tourism.\u00a0 I have fought for this and other beach replenishment projects for years because I know how important they are to protect some of our most fragile coastal infrastructure.\u201d\nThe beach replenishment from Asbury Park to Avon is part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers\u2019 larger effort that covers a majority of the beaches from Sea Bright to Manasquan, which is the largest beach nourishment project ever undertaken by the Army Corps and the world\u2019s biggest beach-fill project, in terms of sand volume.\u00a0 Once completed, the greater protective barrier between the coastal communities and the ocean will reduce the risk of flooding and storm related damages.\nThe contract awarded today is the last of four contracts to be awarded for the overall Sea Bright to Manasquan beach replenishment project.\u00a0 The contract for Sea Bright and Monmouth Beach was awarded in June and is nearing completion.\u00a0 The Long Branch contract was awarded in August with work set to begin in November. \u00a0Work will begin for the Belmar to Manasquan portion of the project in late October. \u00a0The Army Corps of Engineers expects to complete the entire project by mid-2014.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://pallone.house.gov/press-release/pallone-announces-contract-awarded-asbury-park-avon-sea-beach-replenishment-project"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7707723416388035, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}