Great Yarmouth outer harbour work gathers pace

Work on Great Yarmouth’s outer harbour is moving ahead quickly, as preparation work for a new 400m quay wall begins.

Construction of the northern and southern breakwaters is progressing well, with the northern breakwater almost complete.

And a dredger has begun dredging material in order to create the quay wall.

Eddie Freeman, chief executive of Eastport UK, said: “Construction is going according to plan and the pace has quickened recently due to favourable weather conditions and the delivery of more rock.”

He explained that the cutter suction dredger was pumping sand onto the beach and the inner side of the northern breakwater to form part of the new quay wall and piling to build the wall would start in a few months time.

The new port will provide the platform for terminal and cargo operations.

About 1.65 million cubic metres of sand will be dredged and used for reclamation of the new harbour. The basin will be dredged to an average of 10m deep.