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14/05/2018
Residents Invited To Hear Plans For £42m Hull Flood Alleviation Scheme
Residents are being invited to find out more information about a £42 million flood defence improvement scheme in Hull.
The multi-million pound Humber Hull Frontage Improvement Scheme aims to improve protection for around 133,000 properties in the city.
Led by the Environment Agency, features include upgrading 7 - 8kms of tidal flood defences at various sites along the Humber Estuary frontage to better protect homes and businesses..
Work will be carried out via a joint venture between BAM Nuttall and Mott MacDonald (BBM JV), which will be sharing early designs and plans to build resilience along the city's 19km waterfront.
Improvements in Hull will be supported by a further 4kms of new and raised tidal defences on either side of the city in the East Riding of Yorkshire, at Hessle and Paull, delivered by East Riding of Yorkshire Council in partnership with the Environment Agency.
Two drop-in events for residents and businesses to learn more about the development are now being held at Mr Chu's Chinese Restaurant in St Andrew's Quay Retail Park on Tuesday, 15 May and Victoria Dock Village Hall on Wednesday, 16 May. Visitors can drop-in anytime between 1-7pm.
Subject to planning approval, work will start in late summer and will be complete by the end of 2020.
Helen Tattersdale, Project Manager at the Environment Agency, said: "These two drop-in sessions follow one we held at The Guildhall last month to share our plans. We want to make sure as many residents as possible are aware of what is being proposed and we're keen to get feedback from them.
"Our team is ready to answer any queries residents of business owners may have about what work needs to be done to better protect the city from flooding from the Humber Estuary.
"In recent years we have seen the impact tidal flooding can cause and it is vital for the city to have improved flood defences to ensure devastating flooding like that which resulted from the December 2013 tidal surge is few and far between."
(LM/MH)
The multi-million pound Humber Hull Frontage Improvement Scheme aims to improve protection for around 133,000 properties in the city.
Led by the Environment Agency, features include upgrading 7 - 8kms of tidal flood defences at various sites along the Humber Estuary frontage to better protect homes and businesses..
Work will be carried out via a joint venture between BAM Nuttall and Mott MacDonald (BBM JV), which will be sharing early designs and plans to build resilience along the city's 19km waterfront.
Improvements in Hull will be supported by a further 4kms of new and raised tidal defences on either side of the city in the East Riding of Yorkshire, at Hessle and Paull, delivered by East Riding of Yorkshire Council in partnership with the Environment Agency.
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Two drop-in events for residents and businesses to learn more about the development are now being held at Mr Chu's Chinese Restaurant in St Andrew's Quay Retail Park on Tuesday, 15 May and Victoria Dock Village Hall on Wednesday, 16 May. Visitors can drop-in anytime between 1-7pm.
Subject to planning approval, work will start in late summer and will be complete by the end of 2020.
Helen Tattersdale, Project Manager at the Environment Agency, said: "These two drop-in sessions follow one we held at The Guildhall last month to share our plans. We want to make sure as many residents as possible are aware of what is being proposed and we're keen to get feedback from them.
"Our team is ready to answer any queries residents of business owners may have about what work needs to be done to better protect the city from flooding from the Humber Estuary.
"In recent years we have seen the impact tidal flooding can cause and it is vital for the city to have improved flood defences to ensure devastating flooding like that which resulted from the December 2013 tidal surge is few and far between."
(LM/MH)
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