Wyre Council has been consulting with the Rossall Beach Group on the forthcoming Wyre Beach Management Project. The project team has made a number of presentations for the group.
Wyre Beach Management
Wyre Council has secured funding from the Environment Agency of over £40 million for its next major coastal defence project, the Wyre Beach Management Scheme.
Wyre is especially at risk of coastal flooding due to high tides and high waves during storms. This results in beach material moving away from the defences and lowers beach levels, allowing even bigger waves to break. This increases the risk of erosion, and the sea defences being undermined.
Phase 1 of the works began in September 2022 and involves preparatory works and site set-up. Then rock armour will be placed along the front of the sea wall to protect it from erosion.
Phase 2 is the wider scheme. It includes further rock armour toe protection and rock armour groynes to create high stable beaches across Wyre’s coastline. This will begin soon after Phase 1 completes in summer 2023.
There’s lots of information about the scheme and why it’s happening here
