NEW DORP BEACH — The city funded $1.5 million to restore a patch of wetland to pre-Hurricane Sandy conditions at Cedar Grove Beach.
The Parks Department last week issued a bid to restore freshwater wetlands and the nature areas at Cedar Grove Beach, south of Ebbits Street in Great Kills Park.
"Parks is working closely with the Mayor's Office of Recovery and Resiliency, established by Mayor de Blasio, to advance the City's plans for immediate recovery and long-term resilience through initiatives," a spokeswoman for the Parks Department said.
"Projects like this one, that aim to strengthen coastal defenses, upgrade buildings, protect infrastructure and make neighborhoods safer and more vibrant."
The project aims to restore the wetlands buffer and upland nature areas of the beach to pre-Sandy conditions, Parks said. The city will also restore open lawn areas by planting low grasses and trees.
Parks also plans to install a barrier rail along the existing walkway to stop people from going into the wetlands, and a soft path will be put in to allow access for maintenance, the spokeswoman said.
The project comes a month after the USDA approved nearly $56 million in federal funding to help curb flooding in the borough's streets in Midland Beach and New Dorp Beach.
That plan will also spend $5.9 million to restore 3.25-acres of land in New Dorp Beach to its pre-Sandy state.
