Steve Woolard Project Engineer CHRISTCHURCH BEACH RECYCLING SCHEME - SPRING 2015 Steve Woolard Project Engineer Christchurch Borough Council
EASTERN END OF AVON BEACH & PROMENADE Concrete terracing exposed Concrete terracing covered by beach Jan 2014 Oct 2008 June 2007 Concrete terracing exposed
Previous Beach Recycling Operations MUDEFORD SANDBANK FRIARS CLIFF BEACH Operations undertaken during a low spring tidal cycle
Case Study: Christchurch Beach Recycling Scheme – Spring 2015 Project: Approved scheme to return beach volumes between Mudeford Quay and Steamer Pt to pre-2013/14 storm damage levels. Option 1: Recycle up to 20,000cum of material from the ebb-tide delta off the northern tip of Mudeford Sandbank. Option 2: Import beach material from licenced dredging site off the IoW. Funding: Via the FCERM Grant in Aid Recovery programme. Budget £900,000. Tenders due for return by mid February 2015. Construction programmed for mid-April with completion due by the end of May 2015.
AMPHIBIOUS EXCAVATOR
Aerial photograph captured April 2015 AVON BEACH COMPOUND
MECHANICAL ENHANCEMENT OF NAVIGATION CHANNEL
COMMENCEMENT OF DREDGING…..
Are they having a laugh!!
LOOKING SOUTH WEST TOWARDS CHRISTURCH HARBOUR ENTRANCE
Transportation of dredged material
THANK YOU Any Questions?