CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS: NJ-2
APPROPRIATION / PHASE: Construction, General
BUSINESS PROGRAM: Ecosystem Restoration, Flood and Coastal Storm Damage Reduction (with Mitigation of Federal Navigation Project)
AUTHORITY: The Lower Cape May Meadows – Cape May Point project was authorized for construction by Title I, Section 101 (a) (25) of WRDA 1999.
LOCATION: Along the southern Atlantic coast of New Jersey, extending approximately 2.5 miles to include Lower Cape May Meadows and the Borough of Cape May Point.
DESCRIPTION: The Lower Cape May Meadows Project includes approximately 350 acres in area containing Cape May Point State Park and the Nature Conservancy’s Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge. The Meadows consists of important coastal freshwater wetlands, which are vital resting areas for shorebirds and birds of prey during their seasonal migration along the Atlantic flyway. The project restores and protects fish and wildlife habitat and provides flood and storm damage reduction throughout the entire study area, which includes the Borough of Cape May Point. The project was initially constructed in 2007 and has been renourished/repaired in 2011, 2013 and 2017. Fiscal Year 2020 funds will be used for the next periodic nourishment contract. Contract was awarded in October 2020 with construction scheduled to follow in the fall and winter.
Year
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Activity
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Jun 2007
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Initial Construction
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Dec. 2010-Feb. 2011
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Continue Periodic Nourishment
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Nov. 2012-Jan. 2013
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Complete Periodic Nourishment
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Dec. 2016-Jan. 2017
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Periodic Nourishment
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Fiscal Year 2020 (scheduled)
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Periodic Nourishment (funds provided in FY 2020 Work Plan)
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PROJECT GOALS: The purpose of this project provides ecosystem restoration, hurricane and coastal storm damage reduction and navigation mitigation in an area containing Cape May Point State Park and the Nature Conservancy’s Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge.
DATE OF PROJECT PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT: 28 July 2003
SPONSOR: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
TARGET COMPLETION DATE: 2054
PROJECT MANAGER: Dwight Pakan