The Broomhill Sands coastal defense scheme has been completed and the opening ceremony will take place on Friday, May 13.
The £30 million coastal program, which will provide protection to more than 1,300 homes and 100 businesses, spans from The Suttons in Camber to Lydd Ranges.
It will increase the standard of protection from coastal flooding to the area from 1 in 20 years to 1 in 200 years, taking into account predicted sea level rises.
The works included the following principal elements:
The scheme, undertaken by Team Van Oord, is part of the bigger Folkestone to Cliff End Strategy which, once complete, will protect 14,500 homes and businesses, a nuclear power station, significant areas of designated habitat and two Ministry of Defense firing ranges.
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