Martha's Vineyard East Chop Drive

Revised East Chop Bluff Project Clears MVC

Louisa Hufstader | Saturday, February 22 2025 - 5:15pm

A unanimous vote by the Martha’s Vineyard Commission Thursday has cleared the way for the town of Oak Bluffs to proceed with a long-sought plan to reinforce the eroding bluffs along East Chop Drive.

East Chop bluff

East Chop Drive

Martha's Vineyard Commission

Erosion Changes Shape of Vineyard Fragile Shorelines, Coastal Roadways Feel the Effects

Mark Alan Lovewell

On a calm day, ocean waves lap on the beach less than 20 feet from East Chop Drive in Oak Bluffs. The edge of the road is already breaking up.