The Environment Agency is getting ready to start work this month on a new £2 million scheme to protect Helston from flooding.
It will include new flood defences along the east side of the River Cober, a road ramp at the end of Mill Lane, earth embankment from Mill Lane to St Johns Road Bridge and rendered flood wall from St Johns Road Bridge to County Bridge.
The combined benefit of the new Helston scheme and the recently completed Loe Bar scheme means a total of 121 homes in Helston will be better protected from flooding.
Photograph floodwater in St Johns Road, Helston
The Environment Agency has appointed Kier as the principal contractor on site. Kier will start work in February and expect to finish construction in autumn this year, with final planting during the winter season.
The Environment Agency is holding a public drop-in session on Thursday where the team behind the new Helston (River Cober) flood defence scheme will be available to talk about the construction plans and timescales.
Environment Agency Project Manager David Harker said:
“We are delighted to be building this flood defence scheme for the residents of Helston. Helston has a long history of flooding from the River Cober and Loe Pool. Once complete these defences combined with the defence at Loe bar will reduce flood risk to 1 in 100 years. We hope people will come along on Thursday to meet us and see how we plan to build the scheme.”
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