The Isle of Wight Council has given notice that they propose to commence interim works on the collapsed section of Ventnor’s Eastern Esplanade by the end of June at an estimated cost of £3.8million.
According to the public notice submitted by Natasha Dix, Strategic Manager for Environment and Neighbourhoods, ‘the urgent works will consist of a king pile seawall fronting the existing sheet piles apron, backfilled and capped with concrete to encapsulate the failing sheet piles. Works will also include reinstatement and stabilisation of the existing apron, revetment and promenade.’
As previously reported by Island Echo, the works have been beset by delays but there have been workers on site over the past week and, assuming that no objections to the public notice are received by the deadline of 25th June, then the works will then be able to begin in earnest.
A previous estimate was given that the works would take up to 30 weeks to complete, which from 25th June would be 21st January 2024.
Stainless steel Gabion cages would have prevented much of the damage, and can still be used to repair much of the wall without using so much concrete.
Cheaper, flexible, moveable, and more environmentally friendly, so won’t be used.
What is it with you and gabion cages, do you make them or something?
Gabion cages aren’t waterproof so the inside of the sea wall would still be subject to erosion by the water. Sorry to spoil your hopes of making a killing selling your gabions.
Definitely going to start taking bets on when you will comment about God’s gift to man kind,the Holy gabion cage
Have you got shares in the gabion making company? If not, you are definitely a super fan!!
Won’t they rust away like the current ones have?
No, Stainless steel cable used on shipping never rusts, and as for the sea water penetrating the cages, if thick enough, the action of the waves is dissipated so a thin backing of concrete can be used to protect the existing natural coast line, rather than thick inflexible Concrete which is strong until the moving land mass cracks or forces it all forwards.
Gabion cages allow land water to run off, and when land movement occurs the Gabions will bend and bow rather than crack or drop as a solid thick concrete wall would do.
Also they can be individually removed, replaced and made to fit any height and width.
Clearly a combi of concrete and Gabions are necessary but a huge saving on costs, and lifetime, and fully re-cyclable
According to a leading gabion manufacturer:
No, stainless doesn’t rust. Ivy is correct, but how dare a ‘woman’ know more than a man, hence the sneers.
Its Ive not Ivy
When did her gender come into it? I didn’t see any derogative words to suggest a woman knows less than a man? Or is this your way of flirting? Gabion cages have a massive positive environmental purpose but not every geographical location proves it to be the prudent choice to use them.
Hardly seems worth the expense. £4 million wasted.
Now ventnor council will be putting their tax collections up soon
As many in Ventnor are claiming disability, mental health issues and or have plenty of children then few have to pay any council tax so most won’t know or care
I doubt it, we will all end up paying for it.
Why should we pay for 5000 alcoholics choosing to live on a giant moving land slip anyway ?
IMO…..Central government should re-locate all the people to Gosport ect.
( that’s what they would do in the U.S ).
I think you’ll find in the US they would do nothing. Let them live under a bridge or something. They expect people to take responsibility for themselves over there, rightly or wrongly.