Port of Tilbury flood defence gates project
Construction work progresses on £34 million scheme.
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3 June 2021 Pictured left to right are Helena Henao-Fernandez, Team 2100 Deputy Programme Director, Environment Agency; Paul Dale, Asset & Site Director, the Port of Tilbury; Alex Gentleman, Balfour Beatty; Mark Johnson, Area Flood and Coastal Risk Manager, Environment Agency; John Curtin, Executive Director for Local Operations, Environment Agency; Adrian Kilburn, Balfour Beatty, and David Housden, Head of Engineering and Procurement, the Port of Tilbury.
Work is progressing on this project of national importance to install new dual function lock gates on the Thames Estuary in Tilbury.
The £34 million scheme is a project between the Environment Agency and the Port of Tilbury that will better protect thousands of homes and businesses in the local area from flooding.
New flood defence gates for Port of Tilbury in £34 million scheme
Construction work has started on an innovative scheme to improve Tilbury’s flood defences with the installation of new dual function flood lock gates.
From: Existing flood barrier and current lock gate system at The Port of Tilbury
In a project of national importance, the existing port lock gates will be replaced with pioneering dual function lock gates, and the Environment Agency’s tidal barrier will be removed.
This is a major joint project between the Environment Agency and The Port of Tilbury that will safeguard thousands of homes and businesses in the local area.