What? A wall's up!

We're about to fit the final pre cast limestone wall unit!

This is an impressive achievement, given prep work for the sea defence walls started last summer at Frontage 1 (Long Curtain Moat). The final granite apron unit has also been installed. 

What a waste...

We've used demolition materials from the Scheme to build the base of a new, larger groyne at Frontage 4.

The groyne is a low wall built out into the sea to check erosion and drifting. We're committed to being a zero waste project by reusing all the material we remove from the old flood defences in the new ones. It saves 24,600 lorry movements and 3,950 tonnes of Co2 being released. Amazing to think of the savings made by not disposing of these old materials as waste! 

What is this life if full of care...

...we have no time to stand and…stair’...

It’s almost poetic reaching this point of the construction at Frontage 1 where the shape of the new flood defences is really coming together. We're putting stairs at both ends of our works, ready for installation of the new promenade. Read the full weekly update.

Speedy seafront services

Travel to the seafront the easy way this summer.

From today, the new PR3 service from the Park and Ride to The D-Day Story will run every 30 minutes, all day, for £4 for a car of up to five people.

In addition, the Southsea Coaster open top bus is making a welcome return, with a hop-on, hop-off service running from The Hard to South Parade Pier via Clarence Pier. The 25 Service from The Hard to the Hayling Island Ferry via South Parade Pier is also extending its service to meet the last ferry services of the day. 

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