A $6.2 million N.J. Department of Transportation dredging project to restore local waterways to save navigable depth is expected to get underway in the Waretown Channel complex.
The project, which is being undertaken by contractor JF Brennan of La Crosse, Wis., includes the removal of roughly 90,000 cubic yards of fine sand and silt from the waterways off Barnegat Light, Barnegat Township, Lacey Township, Long Beach Township and Ocean Township, according to state transportation officials.
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