New Jersey's beaches are getting ready and are in good condition as huge sand replenishment projects and a comparatively calm winter led to little erosion and the beaches are being prepared with coastal protection and beach nourishment.

The beaches are being widened along much of the state's 127-mile coastline by the US Army Corps of Engineers. There is a lot to be enjoyed on the beaches. At present, they are working on Long Beach Island and in the southern half of Ocean City. Some of the work has already been completed in areas like southern Monmouth and parts of Cape May and Atlantic counties.

According to Jon Miller, a coastal expert with Stevens Institute of Technology, “I would say the beaches are in very good condition. We really didn’t have any significant storms for the second year in a row, which certainly helps. Summer is looking good too, as the forecast is for a quiet season in the tropics”.

Work is being done between Long Branch and Loch Arbour. In the project, sand is being pumped onto beaches in some areas that have eroded up to the rock walls that act as a barrier of last resort between oceanfront homes and the sea, especially in Deal. Workers have metal detectors with help of which they are scanning the newly-pumped sand in Loch Arbour; components of World War I-era munitions were unearthed from offshore.

Miller also said that when it comes to coastal protection and beach nourishment, there is a big example. He added that when it comes to nature the northern part of Sea Bright, the Route 36 bridge, access to Sandy Hook, and some parts of Rumson and the Highlands could probably go with it.