Sand rails access work update - 27 August 2025

Works have been progressing at speed on the sand tramway surfacing now the revetment works are complete. Sections of walkway surfacing have now been completed at the top of the sand tramway and at the seaward end. Preparation works on the middle sections now underway.

In the section adjacent to the dwarf retaining wall, the historic cobbles have been relocated in their original historic positions, however raised in their height, to be incorporated in the finished walkway surface.

As walkway sections are completed, movement joints are filled with a flexible mastic. This will prevent future cracking when the sections of concrete slabs expand and contract with temperature changes.

The footprints in the concrete at the beach end of the walkway are starting to be filled, to ensure that the walkway is accessible all the way down to the beach. This work will continue this week.

Health and safety challenges due to high spring tides had to be managed over the weekend, but with the tide falling to neaps, this should not be a problem in the coming weeks.

Preparation of historic granite setts for inclusion into final concrete surface.	Freshly finished walkway surface after pressure washing top layer of cement off to expose concrete aggregate.	Finished aggregate foundation for walkway with replacement rails relocated along original alignment.	Holes being filled at the beach end of the walkway.