Repairs for storm-damaged coastal structures

Repairs are set to be carried out on coastal structures damaged by storms earlier in the year.

Redcar and Cleveland councillor Chris Jones highlighted their poor condition, saying groynes on Redcar's beach were in a "complete state of disrepair".

The Liberal Democrat member for West Dyke said horizontal timbers were missing and the structures "aren’t doing their job".

The council said it had commissioned a beach management plan drawn up by external consultants.

It covers the area between South Gare, Redcar, and Huntcliff, Saltburn, highlighting a number of issues in draft findings which are currently being considered.

The local authority confirmed that one section of groynes, at Red Howles, required remedial action.

Groynes are low-lying wood or concrete structures built out into the sea to keep coastal erosion in check, by trapping sediment which could otherwise drift.

The draft plan also pointed to the need for repairs to the Dundas slipway on the Esplanade at Redcar.

A spokesman said: "The council are in a procurement exercise for a design and build contract for the repairs to the damaged slipway and groynes at Redcar."

The council did not say what the required work would cost, nor its timetable for completion.

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