A joint venture of VolkerStevin, Boskalis Westminster and Atkins has scooped a two-year coast protection scheme contract with Fylde Council in Lancashire.
The £17.5m Lytham St Annes scheme will include detailed design and construction of new coastal defences from Fairhaven to Church Scar.
Current concrete defences, built in the 1890s, are in poor condition and require emergency repairs every year to prevent a major breach.
VBA will begin construction at Church Scar. Work will include piling, earthworks, pre-cast concrete revetment installation and concrete re-surfacing to the promenade, before starting work at Fairhaven.
Rob Coupe, managing director at VolkerStevin, said that work was expected to start on site mid-January 2018 with completion in 2020.
Councillor David Eaves, chairman of the operational management committee for Fylde Council, said: “This is the largest capital project to be undertaken in the history of Fylde Borough Council.”
As part of the protection scheme, VBA will create a temporary bird roost to avoid bird population disturbance to the natural ecology and environment.
from Construction Enquirer http://www.constructionenquirer.com/2017/11/16/17-5m-fylde-coastal-defence-scheme-awarded/
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