This March 1, 2018 photo shows a pipe used to …

AP | published: March 2, 2018

This March 1, 2018 photo shows a pipe used to bring sand ashore on a newly widened beach in Mantoloking, N.J. hours before a powerful coastal storm was due to hit the area. Federal officials say there's no guarantee that sand washed away from the as-yet unfinished project over the next two days will be replaced. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)