“You can’t have a resort without a beach. “This is part of the experience,” he said. Past beach widening projects have often not lasted for the full three-year period before they qualify for renourishment by the government, and some wash away in as little as a year.Ĭallahan said if the beach needs to be rebuilt again with private money, it will be. He said the particular spot in front of the Ocean casino has historically been the most eroded spot on all of Absecon Island, on which Atlantic City sits. The sand is trucked in from a private company in Eagleswood Township, about a half-hour north of Atlantic City, project manager Ian Jerome said. Crews will then smooth the sand, which was matched for color and grain size to the existing beach sand. About half of that had been placed as of Friday. Ryan Burch, the casino’s vice president of hotel operations, said the project will dump 12,810 tons of sand on the beach. Veteran Atlantic City casino executives said they can not recall a casino paying to widen its own beach using its own money.

But most are content to wait for the next round of government-paid projects, in which the cost is shared by the federal, state and local governments. AC Ocean Walk LLC Company Profile Atlantic City, NJ Competitors, Financials & Contacts - Dun & Bradstreet Find company research, competitor information, contact details & financial data for companyname of companycitystate. Stephen Rochette, a spokesperson for the Army Corps of Engineers, said it is unusual but not unheard-of for private parties to carry out their own beach replenishment projects.

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