Work on £9m. Padiham flood scheme gathers pace
Padiham s multi-million pound flood risk management scheme is set to move a step closer to construction with ground investigation works starting this week.
Wednesday, 27th January 2021, 7:00 am
Plans for the scheme itself include new and enhanced flood walls, earth embankments as well as modifications to the local highways
The Environment Agency will carry out the investigations including digging of trial pits and boreholes to identify foundations and underground services at sites across the town.
The work is expected to last for around eight weeks.
This investigation work is essential to the scheme and will allow the Environment Agency, Burnley Borough Council and other partners to anticipate any issues and plan effectively for the construction phase.
Work continues on Padiham flood scheme
The next step towards building Padiham’s £9 million flood scheme will start this week when ground investigation work begins on proposed sites.
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26 January 2021
• The Environment Agency will carry out the investigations at sites across the town with work expected to last 8 weeks
• Once completed, the scheme will better protect over 150 homes, businesses and key infrastructure in central Padiham as well as manage surface water risk on local highways.
Padiham’s multi-million pound flood risk management scheme is set to move a step closer to construction with ground investigation works commencing this week.
The Environment Agency will carry out the investigations including digging of trial pits and boreholes to identify foundations and underground services at sites across the town.
WORK to improve transport links in the Churchfields area of Kidderminster are now complete. The completion of this important scheme, delivered by Worcestershire County Council, is a key milestone in the longer-term plan to introduce much needed housing in this part of the town. Councillor Ken Pollock, Worcestershire County Council s Cabinet Member with responsibility for economy and infrastructure, said: It’s great news that these works are now finished, and the transformation of the area is visible for everyone to see. “The improvements made to the transport links will not only help to tackle congestion and improve traffic flow, they’re also an extremely important step towards further investment and much needed housing in the area.”
Cleator Moor’s Leconfield Industrial Estate has been bought by Copeland Council and has the potential to create up to 800 jobs. It plans to develop the site and work with new and existing tenants to create jobs and business opportunities within the community. The council has been supported in the.
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Three companies have been selected to roll-out full fibre broadband networks on behalf of the Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) programme, backed by Government funding.
Airband, Truespeed and Wessex Internet will be installing full fibre broadband across Devon, including large parts of East Devon, and Somerset to more than 56,000 rural homes and businesses over the next four years.
The combined public and private sector investment of around £80million will be in the vanguard of the Government’s ambitions to build a Gigabit capable network across the UK.
The three companies all have experience of working in the region and, between them, have already delivered connections to nearly 41,000 premises in the CDS region.