Year: 2020-2021
Customer: McLaughlin & Harvey
Client: Dundee City Council
Moore Concrete Project Value: £740k
Studies have demonstrated that large areas of Broughty Ferry are at significant risk of flooding. During a 1 in 200-year event, extreme water levels in the Firth of Tay would exceed the height of the existing defenses and cause flooding in the areas of Long Lane and Brook Street. The estimated costs to residents, businesses and infrastructure would be in the region of £97 million with 450 properties at risk.
In early 2016 the Dundee City Council engaged the communities of the affected areas to help guide the project and gauge opinion on the potential solutions to the flooding issue. The decision was made to erect a one-meter high set-back wall to the rear of the footway. There were also improvements to the walkway done in conjunction with the wall works.
The whole scheme is designed to reduce the risk of flooding toresidential, open space, community, and businesses in Broughty Ferry through works along Douglas Terrace, James Place, Fisher Street and Beach Crescent.
The wall is comprised of 184 units, equating to a total of 1,425 tonne of concrete. These units where produced using bespoke timber moulds crafted by our in-house joinery team and contained a “murus romanus” form liner which gave the units the lovely stone-like finish. The Wall includes public access points and incorporates flood gates that can be closed when the risk of flooding is high.
Moore Concrete worked together with McLaughlin & Harvey to deliver bespoke sea walls and drainage channels for the flood prevention scheme at Broughty Ferry. Several different types of each unit were required which required bespoke moulds in order to create the required size and shape of each unit type.
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