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• Stallingborough Phase 3 Sea Defence Improvements - revetment works near completion

  The 3rd year of construction activities commenced early in March, with consent from Natural England. The four small rock amour in-fill areas are due to be installed later this summer. This will complete the defence revetment works. The access track to the outfall of New Cut Drain has been completed, and the design to cross over the Anglian Water main sewers has been approved. The installation is expected to be completed by the Autumn. At Oldfleet Drain the design of the overflow has been developed collaboratively with key stakeholders and the construction of the access track to the outfall is underway. The MMO have given the required consents for the desilting work to start using a dredging barge.

  New Cut Drain Outfall access track

  The funding contribution from National Highways has been received and this should enable additional resilience works to the outfalls to be undertaken within the project. The project will be able to ensure no net loss to biodiversity through the planting of an enhanced seed mix along some of the landward berm. The project team also continue to explore the possibility of further environmental enhancement of the adjacent saltmarsh.

• Stallingborough Phase 3 Sea Defence Improvements - 3rd stage of construction activities to commence

  Over the winter months, works were paused to protect the nearby sensitive habitats within the estuary. The project team have continued to work with the consultants and the contractors to refine and coordinate all the activities involved in increasing resilience to the river outfalls. This has included further modelling to determine the best arrangement for Oldfleet Drain overflow system, and other required water control structures. The Marine Licence to desilt the foreshore has been granted by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO).

  Much work has also been undertaken to determine the best way to access New Cut Drain outfall, given the additional challenges of contaminated ground and the major sewers crossing the existing access point. Now that the necessary agreements, consents and planning elements are in place, work is being carried out via a staged approach to construct the access and enable inspections to take place before refurbishment begins later this year.

  Minor rock armour enhancements have been completed in four locations along the revetment and environmental enhancement opportunities continue to be explored.

  
  

  New Cut Drain outfall (left) and EA's Rosper Road Land, near Port of Immingham (right)