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Dune repair's underground wall denied funds

Originally published: December 5, 2012 9:59 PM
Updated: December 5, 2012 10:01 PM
By SARAH CRICHTON sarah.crichton@newsday.com

Dunes blow sand over the damaged section of

Photo credit: Steve Pfost | Dunes blow sand over the damaged section of Ocean Parkway as the water encroaches east of Jones Beach in Wantagh. The rough water from Sandy damaged an entire lane on the parkway. (Nov. 16, 2012)

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Federal administrators have denied funds for a protective underground wall envisaged as part of the Ocean Parkway-Jones Beach dune repair project.

The plan to build the subterranean stone wall, reinforced by marine-grade steel, behind the dunes along a portion of Ocean Parkway is not being done because federal emergency highway funds can only be used on work to restore the road to its pre-disaster...

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