Work to begin in June on collapsed riverside wall in Shrewsbury
Work to repair a Shrewsbury riverside wall which collapsed in May last year is start at the beginning of June.
Repairs to the wall which supports Water Lane alongside the River Severn in Shrewsbury is scheduled start on Monday 3 June and is expected to last for a period of about 11 weeks.
Water Lane was closed on an emergency basis after part of the riverside wall collapsed due to flood-related damage.
The proposed repair will involve installing a new sheet pile wall in front of a length of approximately 30 metres of the old riverside wall. Ground anchors will then be installed to help support the new wall before its top is encased in structural concrete.
In addition to replacing the collapsed length of wall, work will include carrying out masonry repairs to the rest of the wall.
Before the proposed work can begin, Severn Trent will temporarily divert a buried pumped sewer which runs along Water Lane.
John Williams, Shropshire Council’s bridges and structures manager, said:
"It is appreciated that the continued closure of this part of Water Lane is causing some inconvenience; however, we hope that people can appreciate that the closure is necessary for safety reasons.
"Whilst it would have been nice to have been able to complete the repair by now, in reality, following the collapse, there was not enough time last year to design and build it before the onset of winter. Problematically high river levels and Environment Agency restrictions are reasons why this work could not be built during the winter months.”
It’s estimated the repairs will cost in the region of £200,000 to carry out.
