Capital Project List Updates
Here are projects currently under construction and in the planning stages.

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

EMERGENCY SEWER REPAIR ON WEST AVENUE

  • PROJECT UPDATE:  Underground repair and replacement is expected to be complete by May 1, 2026, with road restoration by May 15, 2026.
  • DESCRIPTION: The Cape May County Municipal Utilities Authority's contractor on Feb. 26 discovered a failed 20-inch force sewer main. Authority staff determined that the best course of action was to replace the 20-inch ductile iron force main with a new 20-inch PVC pipe. The replacement will run from a manhole in front of the 32nd Street Pump Station to the transition point of the force main installed as part of the Bay Ave force main replacement project in 2019–2021 at 31st Street and Haven Avenue. The total length of the new 20-inch PVC pipe will be approximately 830 feet. It is estimated that this replacement will take approximately eight weeks. West Avenue between 30th Street and 32nd Street will remain closed. Additional road closures are anticipated on 31st Street between West and Haven avenues. Access to West Avenue homes on the 3000 and 3100 blocks will remain open from the alleys by entering from 30th Street and 32nd Street.
  • SCHEDULE: March to May 2026

WATER AND SEWER MAIN REPLACEMENT IN THE GARDENS

  • PROJECT UPDATE:  All pipe and service work on Battersea, Wesley and West Atlantic is complete. Work on West Inlet, West Surf and all neighborhood streets will be complete by the first week of May. The trenches will be restored and the roadways will be milled and paved from curb to curb with a two-inch surface by Memorial Day. Final paving will be after the summer, once the trenches have time to settle. Residents can use the emergency contact number 1-800-272-1325 to report any issues.
  • DESCRIPTION: New Jersey American Water will replace old and failing water and sewer lines in the neighborhood adjacent to Battersea Road and Wesley Road. Some of these are old terra cotta pipes close to 100 years old.
  • SCHEDULE: Spring 2026

ADDITIONAL PARKING BEHIND CITY HALL

  • PROJECT UPDATE:  Paving and striping expected to take place during the week of April 20. 
  • DESCRIPTION: The purchase of two private parking lots and two buildings will allow for the expansion of downtown parking along the 800 block of Central Avenue (behind City Hall).
  • SCHEDULE: Spring 2026.

BOARDWALK RECONSTRUCTION
  • PROJECT UPDATE:  Work at the north end portion of the project is complete. Additional work to reinforce and redeck the Boardwalk from 12th Street to 14th Street is expected to be complete by early May.
  • DESCRIPTION: A $4.9 million Boardwalk Preservation Fund grant will help pay for rebuilding the Boardwalk from St. Charles Place to Fifth Street. Project will include complete replacement of substructure and decking. A section of ipe decking will be preserved and re-installed. A separate project to rebuild from 14th Street to 16th Street will take place after summer 2026. 
  • SCHEDULE: Fall 2025 to Fall 2026


ROOSEVELT BOULEVARD RECONSTRUCTION

  • PROJECT UPDATE:  See traffic pattern for construction during the period from April 30 to May 8.
  • DESCRIPTION: The County of Cape May will advance a resurfacing/reconstruction contract of Roosevelt Boulevard/34th Street with the project limits beginning at the base of the easterly approach of the Roosevelt Boulevard bridge and extending east to West Avenue. In addition, the project also includes the creation of raised intersections along West Avenue at 35th, 36th, 37th, 43rd, 44th and 45th Street intersections. The purpose of the raised intersections is to provide enhanced drainage, eliminate intersection ponding and to provide more compatible ADA access. The purpose of the overall project is to provide an improved riding surface, enhance the aesthetics of the corridor, provide bicycle compatibility, calm traffic,  and  address periodic flooding issues resulting from tidal flooding.  This will be achieved by  elevating the center portion the roadway to a consistent elevation along the corridor from the bridge to Bay Avenue. See complete project description 
  • SCHEDULE: The first phase, the reconstruction of the Roosevelt Boulevard/34th Street corridor, will proceed in the winter of 2025/2026  with completion slated for May 21, 2026. The remaining raised intersection work along West Avenue (Cr 619) will begin in September 2026 with a completion date of December 21, 2026. 

POLICE SUBSTATION AND PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING

  • PROJECT UPDATE: Construction of the police substation is complete. Design of the main public safety building at 835 Central Avenue is underway with demolition scheduled for spring 2026. The tentative schedule calls for going out to bid in summer 2026 with construction taking place October 2026 through May 2028.
  • DESCRIPTION: Construction of new police substation at 8th Street and Boardwalk. A separate project will rebuild the existing police station on the 800 block of Central Avenue.
  • SCHEDULE: 2025-2027

OPEN SPACE ON 1600 BLOCK OF SIMPSON/HAVEN

  • PROJECT UPDATE:  Paving of a parking area adjacent to the Community Center and sodding work are underway in April 2026.
  • DESCRIPTION: Conversion of a former car dealership lot into open space for public use. A small portion will be used for additional parking for the adjacent Ocean City Community Center.
  • SCHEDULE: Ongoing



ON DECK

OCEAN CITY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT

  • PROJECT UPDATE:  Design is expected to be complete in May 2026 with construction from July 2026 to August 2027. 
  • DESCRIPTION: The construction of a new terminal building (including space for a restaurant) at the Ocean City Municipal Airport. This project will be funded in part by a $3 million donation from Leon Grisbaum.
  • SCHEDULE: Spring 2026 to Summer 2027.

34th STREET RECREATIONAL COMPLEX

  • PROJECT UPDATE: Design is complete, and construction is expected to begin in fall 2026, pending delivery of custom playground equipment. 
  • DESCRIPTION: Renovations at the Sandcastle Park Recreation Complex at 34th Street. We have a $3.5 million grant from the county to help cover the costs. The plans include a state-of-the-art playground, a small outdoor stage for special events, a basketball court for kids with disabilities, resurfaced tennis courts, new restroom facilities, new pickleball courts and more.
  • SCHEDULE: Fall 2026.

CROOK HORN CREEK NATURE TRAIL

  • PROJECT UPDATE:  Project is under design. 
  • DESCRIPTION: Project will regrade the existing trail with ADA-compliant, hard-packed gravel, and add some benches and interpretive signs. See Crook Horn Creek Nature Trail Plans.
  • SCHEDULE: Fall 2026.


FLOOD MITIGATION PROJECT: 19TH STREET TO 26TH STREET

  • PROJECT UPDATE:  Project is under design. 
  • DESCRIPTION: Project will elevate streets, improve drainage and add pumping stations to the corridor between Bay Avenue and West Avenue.
  • SCHEDULE: Construction is expected to begin in spring or fall of  2026.


RECENTLY COMPLETED

FLOOD MITIGATION PROJECT: MERION PARK

  • PROJECT UPDATE:  Complete.
  • DESCRIPTION: A second phase of flood mitigation work for Merion Park also included the nearby areas of Bay Avenue, Simpson Avenue, Haven Avenue and West Avenue (34th-37th), along with sections of 35th, 36th and 37th streets.  
  • SCHEDULE: The city's portion of the project was completed in spring 2025.

WEST AVENUE: NINTH STREET TO 18TH STREET

  • PROJECT UPDATE: Complete.
  • DESCRIPTION: A sewer line failure under West Avenue between Ninth Street and 16th Street required a major replacement project by the New Jersey American Water Company. Separate city projects will include paving of the roadway from curb to curb between Ninth Street and 18th Street.   
  • SCHEDULE: Final paving will take place in spring 2025.


VARIOUS STREETS AND ALLEYS: 2025

  • PROJECT UPDATE: Complete.
  • DESCRIPTION: Drainage and paving work at 3300 block of Haven Avenue, Third Street (Corinthian to Boardwalk), E. Station Avenue, Sixth Street and Wesley Avenue intersection, Ninth Street and Ocean Avenue intersection, Bayland Drive/Waterway (near where an outfall pipe was eliminated). Alleys to be repaved include: West Seabright/West Surf Road, North to 1st (Ocean/Wesley), 700 block of Central/Wesley, Prospect to Bay (Bayview/14th Street), 20th to 23rd (3 blocks of Asbury/Central), 17th to 24th (7 blocks of West/Asbury), 20th to 22nd (2 blocks of Simpson/Haven), 23rd to 24th (Simpson/Haven), 21st to 28th (7 blocks of Haven/West).
  • SCHEDULE: Spring 2025

VARIOUS STREETS AND ALLEYS (Phase 2): 2025

  • PROJECT UPDATE: Complete. 
  • DESCRIPTION: Morningside Road (North St. to Beach Rd.), Gardens Road (North St. to Beach Rd.), and Nassau Road. Alleys to be repaved include: North to 1st (Bay/Simpson), 200 block of West/Asbury, Pennlyn to 3rd (Ocean/Atlantic), 300 block and 400 block of Ocean/Atlantic, 5th Street (repairing outfall pipe work), 3400 block of Asbury/Central, 37th to 40th (West/Asbury), 40th to 42nd (Asbury/Central), 4900 block of West/Haven, 50th to 52nd (West/Asbury), Safe Harbor Drive/S. Inlet, 43rd to 45th (behind Ocean Aire Condos).
  • SCHEDULE: Spring 2025 and Fall 2025


WEST AVENUE: NORTH STREET TO NINTH STREET

  • PROJECT UPDATE: Complete.
  • DESCRIPTION: Road, drainage and elevation improvements partially funded by an NJ DOT grant.  
  • SCHEDULE: Complete.

ANCILLARY ROADS: MIDTOWN-CENTRAL

  • PROJECT UPDATE: Complete.
  • DESCRIPTION: Central Avenue (28th to 34th), Wesley Avenue (18th to 24th), 18th Street (West Avenue to beach), 23rd Street (West to beach), 24th Street (West to beach), 32nd Street (West to beach), West/Asbury alley (25th to 26th), West/Asbury alley (27th to 31st) and Asbury/Central alley (26th to 30th).  
  • SCHEDULE: Fall 2024/Spring 2025.


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