A dredging project is scheduled to begin this month in Barnegat Light and Barnegat, Long Beach, Ocean and Lacey townships, the state Department of Transportation said Tuesday.

The $6.2 million Waretown Channel Complex project will restore channels to a safe, navigable depth of six to nine feet, the DOT said in a news release. Contractor JF Brennan will dredge approximately 90,000 cubic yards of fine sand and silt from multiple channels in the area.

Dredging operations are expected to be completed in December, the DOT said. Work will be conducted 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The area is expected to remain open for the duration of the project.

The public is advised to use caution when boating in the area. The dredge pipeline will be marked with buoys and lights for safe navigation,

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