Project team site visit to investigate further resilience options

On 3rd of March 2026, the wider Barton to New Holland project team undertook a site visit across the project area to investigate opportunities to enhance the flood resilience provided by the project.

The site visit identified it might be possible to incorporate additional structures at New Holland Drain at Lincoln Castle Way, to better protect the residents and village should flood water overwhelm the existing Humber defences. Also to build an extra line of defence at Foster’s Wharf to better protect the ecologically sensitive sites near the sailing club.

Much of the focus of the day was to understand the challenges and possibilities to incorporate extra flood residence into the existing embankments at Barrow Haven, by incorporating additional repair works within the project. The high-level options to relocate the tidal outfall downstream were also re-examined. These were consolidated during a workshop later in the day at Water’s Edge.

By working collaboratively together, the local Environment Agency staff, project management team, consultants and contractors can consider the significant challenges and costs involved with all of the options. These will be explored further in the coming weeks, before any conclusions are determined.