What's the Plan and how long will it take?
- FSC approved timber has already been ordered from Wijma UK Ltd.
- The timber will be delivered to the site from May 2015.
- Timber will be stored in a compound on the beach at Walmer where the timber piles will be prepared.
- The main contract works are currently being tendered and will be awarded shortly.
- The main contract works will hopefully commence in September with contract duration of approximately 30 weeks.
- The contractor will mobilise to site and set up a site compound on the beach in Kingsdown.
- The works will commence at the southern end of Kingsdown and progress northwards.
- Timber will be transferred to Kingsdown from the timber compound at Walmer as and when required.
- Once the timber groynes have been planked the shingle will be transported from the Walmer frontage to Kingsdown.
All construction jobs are affected by bad weather but this one is more sensitive than most due to the low level of the foreshore and the limited working window. As well as the usual difficulties of trying to work in the wet and the cold, storms could delay piling and planking and there may well be days when no work at all can take place.
The contractor will do his very best, but please be patient if things don’t always go as they are planned. We will update information on the programme as work progresses, particularly if there are major changes.
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Contact
Liam Wooltorton, Canterbury City Council: Tel: 01227 862454, email liam.wooltorton@canterbury.gov.uk
or
Keith Watson, Dover District Council: Tel: 01304 872399, email keith.watson@dover.gov.uk