Exhibition focus on sea defence project
It will include artist’s impressions of how the Church Scar coastal area from Fairhaven Lake to Lytham will look following the two years’ work which is set to begin in January at a cost of £17.5m.
The work, funded by the Environment Agency and to be carried out by specialist contractors VBA, will include piling, earthworks, pre-cast concrete revetment installation and concrete re-surfacing to the promenade to upgrade the current concrete defences, built in the 1890s and now in poor condition.
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Hide AdCoun David Eaves, chairman of Fylde Council’s operational management committee, said: “This is the largest capital project to be undertaken in the history of Fylde Council.
“As well as protecting peoples’ homes we have also considered sustainability and economic growth with the scheme.”