Local authorities have just released Winter 2021 Newsletter for the Southsea Coastal Scheme.
The start of the scheme, UK’s largest local authority-led coastal defences’ project worth more than £100M, was the culmination of seven years of work including wide-ranging public consultation.
Some of the highlights since the September launch include:
This year, the work under the Southsea Coastal Scheme will continue on frontage 1 and completion of the detailed engineering design for frontage 4 is also expected, according to the officials.
The entire scheme that will reduce the risk of flooding to more than 10,000 homes and 700 businesses is anticipated to be complete in 2026.