VSBW: Important milestone on Southsea Coastal Scheme
April 15, 2021,
by
Eldin Ganic
The VSBW team, a VolkerStevin and Boskalis Westminster joint venture, has reached an important milestone on the £100m Southsea Coastal Scheme, installing a total of 250 steel sheet piles along the first section of the defences, stretching from Long Curtain Moat to Clarence Pier.
The piles, that VolkerGround Engineering began installing at the beginning of December last year, will form part of the new sea defences.
“Despite encountering bad weather conditions, stiff clay and ground re-compaction after pre-augering, the piling team made excellent progress to complete the western section of the scheme, after finishing the eastern section ahead of program,” said VSBW.