102 metres of failed seawall in Exmouth has been replaced with a steel sheet pile wall, expected to last 100 years, through the £1.5million first phase.
This section of the seawall in front of Sideshore is where beach levels had dropped below the foundations, causing it to tilt forward and crack. The new steel piling goes much deeper, down to the bed rock some 9 metres below....
A further 150 metres of vulnerable seawall will be secured with a steel sheet pile wall in the second phase of repairs to Exmouth’s sea defences, planned for late September.
Phase two is projected to cost £1.627million of the estimated full project cost of £3.312million. East Devon District Council (EDDC) has allocated £1.5million to the work, with £1.72million of additional funding...
More than 65 road repair schemes in Devon are being brought forward with additional funding recently announced by Government.
Devon County Council is receiving an extra £6.663 million for highway maintenance this financial year.
The money is a share of the Government’s £8.3 billion investment in roads over the next 11 years using funds redirected from the cancelled HS2 rail line...
Devon County Council says it’s committed to completing repairs on a section of the Exe Estuary Trail near Lympstone as early as possible in the new year.
Work to replace the timber on Courtlands Boardwalk, between Lympstone and Exmouth, is currently ongoing and has now passed the half-way stage.
The timber structural beams and deck planks on all 72 wooden spans of the...
Urgent repairs to New Bridge in Chudleigh Knighton are due to get underway next week.
The Grade II listed structure at Clay Lane, which dates from 1845, will be completely closed from Monday 10 August to Friday 28 August.
The stone apron that protects the foundations of the granite bridge was damaged during Storm Dennis earlier this year, and a routine inspection has found...
Overnight road closures are planned on the A380 and A361 dual carriageways later this month (June) for routine highway maintenance work.
This will include grass cutting, tree work, gully emptying, pothole repairs, routine inspections, sign cleaning, litter picking and minor drainage and safety barrier maintenance.
Work on the A380 will take place overnight from 7pm to 6am...
Repairs to Austin’s Bridge at Buckfastleigh are underway and progressing well. The Grade Two Listed Bridge, which dates from 1749, was damaged during Storm Dennis in February and has been closed since then as a safety precaution. Two separate scaffold platforms have been erected over the course of the past week. These scaffolds are not only supporting the men’s working platform, but they have...
UK residents can find inspiration on how to breathe new life into their broken possessions at what promises to be the largest repair event of its kind ever held.
The Big Fix 2020 will see 75 repair cafes from around the UK join forces and run simultaneous events on Saturday February 15.
In an event being co-ordinated by Devon County Council, hundreds of volunteer fixers will...
