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« Reply #135 on: July 03, 2023, 08:13:05 »
They say it is complete
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/works-complete-on-vital-82-million-sea-wall-to-protect-coastal-dawlish-rail-route
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« Reply #136 on: July 04, 2023, 09:23:12 »
Opening ceremony now on You Tube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=229q15xqrCI
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« Reply #137 on: July 09, 2023, 11:10:01 »
Looking at the beachcam this morning, the down side lift tower was topped off overnight last night, and it looks as if the protective wall sections by the steps are now complete. 

That suggests they will soon be in a position to fully open the promenade walkway, for a few weeks now it’s had a temporarily narrowed section on the seaward side of the lift tower, and I think one of the videos showed that on “opening day” there was still an under track concrete pipe present, hence a gap in the platform wall.

But definitely on the last stretch of the overall project now.

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« Reply #138 on: November 28, 2023, 04:55:25 »
This video may be of interest, it shows the Teramare ship being used for delivering heavy plant to the worksite.
https://www.dawlishbeach.com/2021/11/how-do-they-get-the-large-machinery-to-the-beach/
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« Reply #139 on: November 28, 2023, 17:36:04 »
Quote from: broadgage on November 28, 2023, 04:55:25
This video may be of interest, it shows the Teramare ship being used for delivering heavy plant to the worksite.
https://www.dawlishbeach.com/2021/11/how-do-they-get-the-large-machinery-to-the-beach/
That’s a repeat of your post #119 in April 2022, is that definitely what you meant to post today?

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« Reply #140 on: November 29, 2023, 08:42:33 »
BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) spotlight TV local news reporting some of the stones in the older portion of the Dawlish wall have "moved"

Item should be on again at 13:30pm and 18:30PM wednesday.
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« Reply #141 on: December 05, 2023, 01:46:10 »
Quote from: paul7575 on November 28, 2023, 17:36:04
Quote from: broadgage on November 28, 2023, 04:55:25
This video may be of interest, it shows the Teramare ship being used for delivering heavy plant to the worksite.
https://www.dawlishbeach.com/2021/11/how-do-they-get-the-large-machinery-to-the-beach/
That’s a repeat of your post #119 in April 2022, is that definitely what you meant to post today?

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Well spotted!
 I had forgotten about the earlier post, but I suppose no harm in repeating it after well over a year.
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« Reply #142 on: April 07, 2024, 11:21:18 »
There’s a fairly detailed YouTube video appeared concentrating on the work BAM Nuttall are doing on the cliffs south of Dawlish, might be of interest to some of you.  Interesting to see them working above the live railway at times, and it explains how they are able to do that:

https://youtu.be/iqIJl-wAMEE?si=h0oH2xlycW7_HHKR
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« Reply #143 on: April 08, 2024, 17:25:49 »
It's certainly come on a lot since I walked the coast path between Teignmouth and Dawlish in August 2022....by the look of it, you probably can't do that again untill it's finished.
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