Posted on March 10, 2020
Marine construction and consultancy organisation, Red7Marine, was recently contracted by Jackson Civil Engineering to respond to a flood incident.
The response was part of Jackson Civil Engineering’s Collaborative Delivery Framework with the Environment Agency and its Emergency Flood Response arrangements across Lincolnshire.
Red7Marine supported the incident response on the Barlings Eau, a tributary to the River Witham. The project was carried out on behalf of the Environment Agency.
The north of the UK experienced torrential downpours and extreme flooding at the end of 2019 which caused flooding in numerous areas, including a breach in the river bank of the Barlings Eau. This breach resulted in complex access challenges for any plant to reach the isolated repair site. The breach also resulted in severe disruption to the local community transport links and surrounding areas, in particular road closures around the Short Ferry area.
Red7Marine, was contracted by Jackson Civil Engineering, for its ability and immediacy to respond effectively to the works. The team mobilised a modular pontoon and associated equipment required to undertake the remedial works in the short time frames required by the client. Red7Marine commenced installation of the pile wall to stem the flood waters, bringing some much needed relief to the area.
Through collaboration with the numerous contractors associated with the emergency works, Red7Marine’s team, comprising operations specialists, engineers and labour supply collaborated to alleviate the initial breach. The team worked on-site until the repair had been completed and the flood waters were drained and removed from the affected farmland.
By Jake Frith
Source: maritimejournal.com
