Below are some facts and figures about the Southern Felixstowe
coastal defences and a selection of photographs taken during the
construction work. Our thanks go to Environment Agency for letting
us use their pictures on our website.
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Some facts and figures
The £10m Environment Agency funded and managed scheme involved
the construction of a series of 21 rock fishtail groynes,
stretching out into the sea between the War Memorial and Landguard
Common and the 'recharging' of the existing beach to raise the
level.
- Work commenced in March 2008 and will
be completed mid-October 2008.
- Barges delivered 70,000 tonnes of rock for the new groynes by
sea.
- 225,000m³ of shingle was pumped ashore along a 2.1km pipeline
from two large dredging vessels 2km off-shore.
- A 500kg unexploded wartime bomb, discovered close to one of the
new rock groynes, interupted work on the scheme while the bomb was
moved to a safer location out at sea.
- Sand, shingle and rock deliveries took place at high tide,
while machines operated to build the groynes and 'recharge' the
beach at low tide.
Construction photographs
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