19th June 2026

The project is now underway and progressing well, with the first section of rock armour installation now complete.

To date, approximately 30 metres of the planned 140 metres of rock armour has been installed. This initial section involved removing the existing Armourflex revetment, excavating the toe, installing geotextile lining, and placing the new rock armour. The smaller rock armour has now been fully installed along this stretch. Activity is currently focused further along the frontage at 40-50 metres along. This includes excavation to the old revetment, formation of the toe, and installation of geotextile and rock armour.

The majority of the rock being used currently weighs between 15kg and 300kg, with larger rocks (over one tonne) to be placed in key locations later in the programme, in line with the engineering design.

Now that the first section is complete, the site compound in the car park has been reduced, allowing more parking spaces to be made available again.

The project is on track for completion by the end of October.