Recent Coastal Engineering Projects carried out by Dover
District Council
Beach Re-nourishment works at Oldstairs Bay
Urgent beach re-nourishment works were carried out at Oldstairs
Bay following destructive storm wave action in January 2008. The
works were successfully completed in February 2008 at a cost of
approximately £121,000.
Emergency Beach Re-nourishment / Recycling works at Kingsdown
Beach
Emergency funding was applied for and approved by the
Environment Agency to carry out the above works after the severe
winter storm period February 2010. The works were carried out in
March 2010 and completed in April 2010 with a total project cost of
£150,000. The works were carried out on a joint working coastal
works contract with Shepway District Council through the East Kent
Engineering Partneshop (EKEP).
Emergency Re-construction of Kingsdown Promenade
In September 2010 Dover District Council experienced further
emergency works which were carried out at Kingsdown Promenade. In
total 5 concrete slab areas collapsed due to beach material being
drawn out between a gap in the sheet piles at every tidal change.
The works consisted of reinstalling sheet piles behind the seawall
to ensure no further beach erosion and secondly casting concrete
slabs and splash wall to finish. The works were EA funded and the
project cost was in the region of £80,000, and completed in June
2011.
Ongoing and future Coastal / Flood Engineering Projects For
DDC
- Surface Water Management Plan for the Dover Midtown
- Property Flood level Protection Scheme to 30 properties
identified in Dover through the SWMP in Maison Dieu Road, East
Street, And Folkestone Road 2011/12
- Beach Management Works to Kingsdown 2011/12
- Timber Beach Groyne Maintenance Works 2011/12
- New secondary seawall defence to be constructed to Deal
seafront jointly working with the Environment Agency with an
anticipated start date of September 2012.
Contact
For further information on past, present or future engineering
works carried out by the engineers at Dover District Council please
contact Keith Watson
Tel: 01304 872399
email keithwatson@dover.gov.uk.
