Balfour Beatty today announced its appointment to deliver two coastal defence schemes on behalf of North Norfolk District Council – the Cromer Phase 2 scheme and the Mundesley Coastal Management scheme – with a combined value of £19.5 million. The Cromer Phase 2 Scheme will see Balfour Beatty constr
DEME has won several dredging contracts in Africa, estimated to be worth between €50-150 million. Present in Africa for more than half a century, DEME is currently working in several countries on the continent. Among the projects won is a deal in Grand-Lahou, Ivory Coast, where DEME will carry out d
The Environment Agency in partnership with Eastbourne Borough Council are developing a new, +£100 million large coastal flood and erosion risk management project for Pevensey Bay to Eastbourne. This will be one of the largest coastal flood risk projects in the UK. The Environment Agency is aiming fo
The contractor, Ovenden Earthmoving has successfully completed the Hayling Island beach management campaign. Approximately 14,000m3 of shingle has been extracted from open beaches between the Coastguard revetment and Inn on the Beach alongside the importation of around 2,500m3 of shingle. This mater
Van Oord has successfully carried out beach nourishment works along the coast of the Dutch province of Zeeland. As a result, the coastline has been stabilised and coastal towns and infrastructure are well protected for the coming years. The work was carried out by Van Oord’s three new hopper dredger
The Environment Agency has just started shingle recycling work on Seaford beach to keep the flood defence maintained for the winter storms. The twice-yearly maintenance work on Seaford beach maintains protection for the town from coastal flooding. The beach provides a soft-engineered flood defence t
Green Party Deputy Steven Matthews has confirmed protection works and Irish Rail funding for the Murrough in Wicklow Town following disasterous damages in the aftermath of Storm Babet. “The Murrough coastal walk in Wicklow suffered further serious erosion and loss of the coastal path over the weeken
The Environment Agency, in partnership with the Isle of Wight Council, is exploring a sustainable future for the coastal frontage in Yaverland and Shanklin with an online consultation. According to EA, this is an opportunity to get feedback from the coastal communities in Yaverland, Sandown and Shan
A multi-million-pound project to protect Stornoway Airport on the Isle of Lewis from coastal erosion is now complete, Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) said. Duncan C M Smith, HIAL General Manager West working at Stornoway Airport, said: “We are extremely pleased that these works have be
Deltares has just announced the start of an innovative TKI pilot project – the “Meegroeidijk” (Growing Dike). According to Deltares, this initiative embodies the principles of building with nature and aims to revolutionize dike reinforcement and management. The Meegroeidijk (MGD – Growing Dike) proj
The University of Twente, in partnership with Wetterskip Fryslân and the knowledge institute Deltares, is researching the effect of saltmarsh grass and foreland on the energy of the waves that reach the dyke. This may make it possible to reduce the space required by dykes. Last month, the water auth
Work is moving forward at the £48 million Millport Flood Protection Scheme on the Isle of Cumbrae, said North Ayrshire Council. Construction works started in the spring and the recent focus has been on installing the onshore flood walls. Offshore works are now underway and will involve the construct
The trailer suction hopper dredger SOSPAN DAU recently arrived at the Southsea near the Pyramids to recharge the nearby beach. For the last couple of weeks, the dredger has been ‘rainbowing’ shingle near the Pyramids, adding shingle to the beach (re-charging) east of the groyne during high tides. Th
After successfully securing funding from the Environment Agency, Havant Borough Council will be carrying out the next beach recycling campaign along the Eastoke frontage to reduce the risk of coastal flooding and erosion to properties and infrastructure. Beach recycling is the movement of material f
