July 12, 2013 The Dispatch/Maryland Coast Dispatch Page 19 . . Fall Replenishment Work Planned FROM PAGE 18 of overlapping contracts, the entire short-term beach replenishment projects from New York to Virginia comes with an estimated $600 million price tag, all of which will be federally funded. According to Army Corps of Engineers Brigadier General Kent Savre, it is money well spent. “The primary purpose of coastal restoration projects is to reduce risk,” he said. “Strong interagency and intergovernmental teamwork is critical to meet the challenges that face us. Together with our partners, we are developing, maintaining and applying the best national and regional expertise in science and engineering to restore and enhance the resilience of our coastlines.” Meanwhile, Ocean City’s beaches will also undergo a major replenishment project with help from the federal Army Corps of Engineers. In April, the Army Corps released a pre-solicitation notice for an extensive emergency renourishment project that will ultimately pump a million cubic yards of sand onto Ocean City beaches. Almost immediately after Sandy passed, Army Corps of Engineers officials arrived in Ocean City to assess the damage and began to make determinations about what action would be needed to restore the damaged beaches. Over five months later, the Army Corps in April released a pre-solicitation notice to begin soliciting bids for an extensive replenishment project. The contract will also include the reconstruction or repair of the vast dune system that stretches from the northern end of the Boardwalk to the Delaware line. Also included in the future contract is providing and planting of dune grass and providing and installing rope fencing. The eventual contract duration will be approximately 210 days from start to finish and the wide cost range for the project is estimated at anywhere from $10 million to $25 million. The timetable for the project remains uncertain, but Ocean City’s beach replenishment project will certainly begin sometime after Labor Day. The plan is to coordinate Ocean City’s emergency replenishment project needed to repair the damages from Hurricane Sandy with the resort’s normally scheduled beach replenishment project this fall. The Ocean City beach is routinely replenished every four years with periodic emergency projects needed. The next regularly scheduled replenishment project is set for 2014, but the plan is to coordinate the upcoming emergency project with the regular replenishment schedule, essentially killing two birds with one stone. Beach replenishment began in Ocean City in 1994 through a 50year agreement with the town, Worcester County and the state of Maryland partnering with the federal Army Corps of Engineers, which provides over 50 percent of the funding for the massive undertaking. OC’s Best Ribs, Crabcakes, Seafood & Steaks! JACK IS BACK!!! 33 Years Of Great Food, Great Drinks & Great Prices ... 62ND STREET & COASTAL HWY. 131ST STREET & COASTAL HWY. Great New Sports Bar • Happy Hour Menu All Day J/R’S RIBS & J/R’S CRISPY FRIED CHICKEN TM A GREAT COMBO FOR YOUR COOK OUT Special J/R’s Baby Back Ribs & Crispy Fried Chicken OTHERS COMPETE, NO ONE COMPARES!® (At 131st Street Only. Carry Out 410-250-3131) EARLY BIRD SPECIALS NEW LOCATION Baby Back Rib Dinner $ ✞❜✆✔✠¤✕✡✔✎✔✞ Starting at .95 $ 12 $ (131st Street Only) 18 .95 16 from .95 CARAMEL POPCORN SALTWATER TAFFY And Other Candies Made On The Premises ... Come Watch It Being Made! 67th Street And Coastal Highway In The Town Center OPEN DAILY Sunday-Thursday 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday 9 a.m.-Midnight EARLY BIRD SPECIALS Daily Til 6 p.m. “Don’t Leave The Beach Without Dolle’s Tasty Treats!” 443-664-2909 www.dolles.com Large Dining Room More Seats Less Wait ENTERTAINMENT LINE-UP TM Plenty Of FREE Parking For J/R’s Customers ROCKIN’ THE OLDIES W/ BOB HUGHES ~ FRI., JULY 12 • 6 P.M. BALTIMORE BOB ~ SAT., JULY 13 • 5:30 P.M. DJ & KARAOKE WITH HEY MICK ~ SUN., JULY 14 • 6 P.M. 131ST ST. & COASTAL HWY. OPEN MON.-SAT. 4 P.M. • SUN. 3:30 P.M. 410-250-3100 • CARRY-OUT 410-250-3131 COLD BEER • BAGS OF ICE A Children’s Book Written About Ocean City On Sale Now At The Following Locations: A Perfect Face • Funcade • Wockenfuss Candies • DeNovo’s Trattoria • Lighthouse Sound For information on other books check out mainstaypublishing.com or call 302.223.6636 62ND ST. & COASTAL HWY. OPEN DAILY AT 4 P.M. 410-524-7427 • CARRY-OUT 410-524-7430