Mackley Makes Good Progress at Shoreham

Work is currently taking place at seven of the 10 reaches - or sections - of the scheme, a number of which are nearing completion.

 

The Shoreham Adur Tidal Walls scheme is being carried out by Mackley, working as part of Team Van Oord and on behalf of the Environment Agency, Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership, Adur District Council and West Sussex County Council.

Once completed, the project will significantly reduce flood risk to more than 2,300 properties in Shoreham and East Lancing, as well as protecting important local infrastructure such as the road network, railway line and Shoreham Airport.

 

The scheme is separated into 10 reaches, or lengths of the estuarine bank. The design of the flood defenses varies between the reaches as they have different characteristics and are subject to different pressures and potential flood impacts. The defenses include steel sheet piling, concrete walls, flood glass and earth embankments.

 

At W2, concrete work on the slipway is well advanced, as is work to prepare the riverside surface for installation of the flood defenses. The first panes of flood glass have also been installed, reported the company.