Parsons Brinckerhoff completes repairs to L.I. roadway and beaches

Long Island's South Shore beaches, badly damaged during Super Storm Sandy, will be ready for visitors this summer as a result of work to restore Ocean Pwy. and the beaches' dunes. A two-mile section of Ocean Pwy. was reopened to traffic on April 25th during a ceremony attended by state, local and federal officials. Ocean Pwy. provides access to Jones Beach, Robert Moses State Park, and other popular summertime destinations. Five miles of South Shore dunes were also restored as part of the project managed by the NYSDOT. Parsons Brinckerhoff contributed civil and coastal engineering services to create new dunes along five miles of beaches. The effort involved dredging more than 800,000 cubic yards of sand and planting new vegetation on the restored dunes. "The new dunes were designed to significantly reduce risk to Ocean Parkway and other physical assets along the coastline," said John Boule, a Parsons Brinckerhoff vice president. Parsons Brinckerhoff performed the coastal restoration design work at the request of NYSDOT Commissioner Joan McDonald on an emergency basis under an existing on-call contract with NYSDOT. Stantec performed the roadway engineering. The construction contractor was a joint venture of Bove Industries, John Picone Contracting, and Tully Construction. "Our partners were able to move quickly to advance this repair project and ensure that this vital link is ready for the nearly 10 million visitors who will travel to Long Island's southern shore this summer," said McDonald.