Balfour Beatty reaches milestone in transformation of Rossall’s sea defences

Balfour Beatty work on Rosall sea defence scheme in Lancashire’s Biological Heritage Site reaches next milestone.

Works to create an ecology park on the landward side of its Rossall sea defence scheme in Lancashire has commenced, with Balfour Beatty awarded the scheme following the company’s successful partnership with Wyre Council to construct Rossall’s sea defence.

A total of 1.5km strip of land is under transformation, which already classed as a Biological Heritage site, The first four year phase of the scheme saw Balfour Beatty build a new seawall using 280,000 tonnes of rock and 2,762 precast concrete units.

The first phase of landscaping will focus on earthworks, raising the level of the ground with turfing, seeding and re-planting of rarer plants species.

The new ecology park will benefit locals and visitors, as they will be able to enjoy the rich and diverse wildlife found in the area.

Mark Farrah, Balfour Beatty’s North & Midlands Regional Business Director, said: “This work marks the beginning of the end of construction for the Rossall sea defences. Once complete, together with the Anchorsholme coastal project, it will be the largest coastal protection scheme in the UK helping to protect 12,500 residents from the risk of flooding across a coastline that spans over 2.9 kilometres.”

It is expected that the Rossall and Anchorsholme sea defence scheme will be completed this Winter, with the additional landscaping works at Rossall set for completion in Summer.

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