Nassau County Legislature Minority Leader Delia DeRiggi-Whitton (D – Glen Cove) announced the completion of a culvert replacement project at Crescent Beach in Glen Cove – one of the final major components of the remediation project.

City of Glen Cove Department of Public Works officials confirmed that, on Feb. 26, a weeklong project to build the culvert was completed, and a strong current tidal exchange visible.

The project is part of a comprehensive plan for reopening Crescent Beach, which has been closed for more than a decade due to bacteria contamination from a nearby estuary.

“With this last major step now completed, I truly believe we have exhausted nearly every possibility that has been recommended, and I am hopeful that the beach will be open in the near future,” DeRiggi-Whitton said. “This has been a monumental undertaking, and I am thankful to everyone who has remained so focused on this vital project. I am truly looking forward to sharing this hometown gem with a new generation of Glen Cove families.”