Sometime this week the contractors , Alfred McAlpine, should be starting to erect their offices and compounds to manage the works being done on the Flood Alivaition Scheme for Todmorden.
It's the largest scheme ever undertaken by our region (North East) of the Environment Agency and is costing in the region of £46 million - with at least £26 million being spent on the capital works. As I described it recently 'It's the biggest engineering project in the town since the comming of the railways!'
Over 700 homes and businesses were flooded with sewerage filled water in June 2000 and the works will mean that all that can be done will have been done to stop it happening again.
I've been 'out and about' taking photographs recently and thought thet TodChat would be a great place to show 'before, after and during' photographs.
When I last heard the offices for the construction were to be based on Salford whare the burnt out mill was
In a scheme of this size plans are subject to change to appologies in advance for any possible errors - these postings are based on the last information I was given.
The works are basically starting downstream and working their way (over the next 4 years) up to Walsden. The first major construction will be a flood storage plain at Millwood on what is currently waste ground. (Sorry no pic!) This will help prevent flooding in areas such as Eastwood and Hebden
Areas such as Keysyke Lane and Commercial Street will have their walls strenghened and improved. Work is being done to protect the Weir Warman site because if it floods again one of the Todmorden largest employers will leave the town
The wall on Sakville Street, where the water burst through in 2000, will be rebuilt and strenghened. And like all the work next to peoples homes residents views will be taken into account in the design.
The cutting down of the trees on 'Tipside' has nothing to do with the Environment Agency, but hopefully when the flood defence work is done this area will be restored to how it once was - see below:
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