NJ roller coaster submerged by Sandy may stay put
– 14 hrs ago- Enlarge PhotoAssociated Press/Mel Evans - FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 9, 2012 file photograph, the roller coaster from an amusement pier rests in the Atlantic Ocean in Seaside Heights, N.J., after the region was pounded
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SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) — The remains of a roller coaster that was knocked off a New Jersey amusement pier by Superstorm Sandy and partially submerged in the Atlantic Ocean might be left there as a tourist attraction.
Seaside Heights Mayor Bill Akers
tells WNBC-TV in New York (http://bit.ly/XCW35T) that officials have
not made a decision on whether to tear down the coaster. But the mayor
says he's working with the Coast Guard to see if the coaster is stable enough to leave it alone because he believes it would make "a great tourist attraction."
Meanwhile, efforts to rebuild the storm-ravaged town are continuing.
Demolition
crews have removed the resort's damaged boardwalk. And Akers says
construction on a new boardwalk is expected to begin in January and be
ready by Memorial Day.
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