While a project to deepen certain areas of the Intracoastal Waterway off Long Beach Island is set to begin this fall, the final countdown is on for recreational boaters to have their say on shallow draft waterways. The U.S. Coast Guard’s Aids to Navigation survey closes Nov. 1.
Steve Rochette, public affairs officer for the Army Corps, Philadelphia District, said dredging of the Oyster Creek Channel in Barnegat Bay, north of Barnegat Inlet, is slated to begin in the November/December time frame.
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