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Investment in Lincoln’s flood defences continues at new location
Riverside walls at Foss Bank being strengthened
From:
25 May 2021
Work to strengthen riverside walls along Lincoln’s Foss Bank is under way, as part of a £6 million investment in the city’s flood defences.
New steel piles are being driven into the riverbank upstream of Brayford Pool, reinforcing the existing defences and maintaining the area’s standard of protection.
Measures are being taken to reduce the potential impact on residents, including a ‘silent piler’ to significantly lessen both noise and vibration.
The work at Foss Bank is being carried out from a pontoon in the river, reducing the need for road closures and footpath diversions. A river traffic light system is in place with staff on hand to make navigation safe for boaters.
Christchurch coastal scheme in full swing May 25, 2021, by Zlatan Hrvacevic
Since early May, Mackley has been busy carrying out coastal maintenance works in the Dorset town of Christchurch.
Mackley arrived on-site to set up compound areas on 4 May. During the course of project execution, the crews will work with the most suitable tide levels – meaning work could take place at any time of the day, night or at weekends.
It is estimated that this maintenance work will take up to six weeks, three weeks on the Highcliffe to Avon Beach areas and three weeks at Mudeford Sandbank.
Matt Hosey, Head of Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management, BCP Council, commented: “Our monitoring programme shows that beach levels across Christchurch have generally remained healthy since 2003.”
They are Rockstown Harbour, Tullagh Bay, Pollan Strand, Five Finger Strand and the Binbane Coast Road.
The programme is intended to carry out regular surveys at differing times of the year in order to increase understanding of coastal change in the chosen areas.
Changes in sediment levels and volumes will be monitored and quantified, both on the beach and the sea bed.
The surveys will also focus on any submerged features that may influence coastal flood or erosion risk, or influence sediment transport processes.
Changes in the vegetation line close to the beaches will be identified and monitored, and changes in nearshore sediment reservoirs or sinks will be quantified.
Flood defences worth £700,000 to be built in Ystalyfera
The works are expected to begin in July and take 12 weeks to complete
12:59, 13 MAY 2021
Updated
Fire crews were called to Ystalyfera following a night of heavy rainfall and flooding in 2019 (Image: Alun Llewelyn)
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