Within a week – or more likely two, if the rainy forecast holds – Ocean County should have reached the end of its project on Long Beach Boulevard that spans from 68th Street in Brant Beach to about 86th Street in Beach Haven Crest. According to County Engineer John Ernst, that work, which began earlier this month, includes raising the crown of the road to alleviate flooding during high tide cycles and storms.

“We’re raising the profile so the road is more passable with the higher tides,” he remarked.