City officials are prepared to initiate work on the long-awaited project to raise Beach Street 11 feet above sea level — a project expected to make way for more development along that stretch of the city’s beach — following the approval of a $4.8 million construction contract by a state oversight board. The raising of the road initially was projected to be finished in fall 2022, but lagging response times between the city and the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection delayed the start of the project. During the permitting process, DEEP officials found a protected species of grass in the area that required a protection and relocation plan, further pushing back the road raising start date.
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