Repairs to the seawall and railings at Cowes, severely damaged in last week’s storms, will begin this week.
Engineers were on site early on Thursday morning to make the area safe and assess the damage left in the wake of high winds, torrential downpours and strong waves overnight.
They found railings had been ripped out of the concrete and part of the seawall had collapsed.
Isle of Wight Council contractors were back on site on Friday to recover debris from the beach, including masonry and ironwork, before repairs get underway this week.
Councillor Phil Jordan, Cabinet member for highways and infrastructure, said:
“We are working quickly to get this section of seawall repaired after sustaining severe damage.
“These are important sea defences and this work must be carried out as quickly as possible to ensure adequate protection along this regularly walked part of the Esplanade as we head into the winter storm season.”
Amazing. It takes years to sort out belgrave road in ventnor but minutes to do repairs in Cowes.
Its because its within spitting distance of the RYS dontcha know.
Bouldnor Road going into Yarmouth has had orange plastic barriers up for years – where the pavement area has collapsed. Does anyone know whether it will ever get repaired?