Dorset Council has awarded a contract for the Weymouth Harbour Walls Replacement Scheme with an estimated value of £5,209,964.83 million (ex VAT).

The Weymouth harbour walls F and G are the Northeast(wall F) and Northwest (wall G) facing seawalls that make up part of the Weymouth Peninsula. The walls are in poor condition and need to be replaced as soon as practicably possible. Without intervention, the walls will eventually fall, meaning the Peninsula may be at risk of collapse. By carrying out the work now, the Peninsula will be structurally sound for a further 70 years.

The work involves the installation of nearly 500 m of PU sheet piles a meter in front of the old sheet piles. The first 175m of sheet piles from the start of Wall G at the beach will be cantilevered and the remaining portion of Wall G as well as the whole of Wall F will be supported by tie rods connecting the new sheet piles to the old anchor blocks. The capping beam on top of the old sheet piles will be demolished and a new reinforced capping beam will be constructed at a fixed level on top of the new sheet piles to provide necessary flood defences.

Ringwood firm Knights Brown Construction Ltd has been awarded the contract, one of eight companies who tendered for the work.

Work on the scheme is scheduled to start in July 2025 and will take between 10 and 12 months to complete.