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(Army Corps of Engineers)

Groin construction – stone structures meant to slow down natural beach erosion – on the Rockaway Peninsula in N.Y. in 2020, after Hurricane Sandy. This Army Corps of Engineers project, awarded to H&L Contracting LLC, cost $113.9 million.

Army Corps of Engineers' Long History of Mistakes

Jetties, walls and canals have proven useless, if not harmful

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