An engineering firm will perform a cost analysis of repairing the Wildwood Boardwalk, after Mayor Peter Byron said he got reassuring words from top aides in Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration that state help is coming.
The Middle Thorofare Bridge, linking the Wildwoods and Lower Township, will get a $7.5-million rehabilitation.
The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Sept. 15 announced that the grant solicitation period for FY21 Local Bridges Fund program is open, with applications being accepted through Nov. 6.
In August, Cape May County and the Cape May County Bridge Commission issued a bridge replacement and improvement plan.
Cape May County will be resuming reconstruction of the existing bridge deck and miscellaneous structural repairs to the Ingram’s Thorofare Bridge, located along Avalon Boulevard, in mid-September.
At the May 12 City Council meeting, member Frank Edwardi asked city administration to focus on Central Avenue's condition.
Dennis Township Committee approved a resolution, at its April 30 meeting, calling for Gov. Phil Murphy to ask President Donald Trump to issue a major disaster declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.
Gov. Phil Murphy surveyed a section of the Wildwood Boardwalk April 21, where a recent storm caused severe damage to the city’s biggest tourist attraction.
The Greater Wildwoods Tourism Improvement and Development Authority (GWTIDA) gave funding for boardwalk repairs for $10,000.
The Eighth Street jetty in Avalon was damaged by Winter Storm Jonas in January 2016. The full extent of the damage was revealed as a result of a 2018 side-scan radar test.
