A narrow strip of sand sits between the surf and the dunes on a badly eroded beach in Atlantic City N.J. on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

A 10-foot drop-off exists at what once was an entrance to the beach near the Ocean Casino Resort on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024 in Atlantic City, which is undergoing a desperately needed beach replenishment project. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Bulldozers move sand that was newly pumped ashore in Atlantic City on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024 as part of a desperately needed beach replenishment project.(AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

A bulldozer moves sand that was newly pumped ashore in Atlantic City on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024 as part of a desperately needed beach replenishment project.(AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

A 10-foot drop-off exists at what once was an entrance to the beach near the Ocean Casino Resort on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024 in Atlantic City, which is undergoing a desperately needed beach replenishment project. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

A work boat sucks sand from the ocean bottom and pumps it onto the shoreline in Atlantic City N.J. on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024 as part of a desperately needed beach replenishment project. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)