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Yahoo
25-02-2025
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Council agrees to pick up £2.7m flood project bill
A council has agreed to pick up a multi-million bill for a major flood protection project that will help to safeguard a key road. Suffolk County Council's cabinet approved a further £2.7m on top of £2m it had already pledged to the Benacre Flood Risk Management Project. Under the scheme, two new pumping stations, drains and embankments between the A12 and the coast and 82 hectares of intertidal mud flats and salt marsh will be constructed. Paul West, the council's lead for highways and flooding, highlighted the importance of the project and said "doing nothing was not an option". "If this scheme were not to proceed we would be facing regular and prolonged closures caused by flooding of the A12, with all the cost and disruption that would entail," he said. "Our further financial contribution presents council taxpayers with excellent value for money and secures this section of the A12 for the future." The £59.1m project was largely being funded by the government and Sizewell C. According to the council, if it were not to go ahead it could cost £235m over the next 50 years and compromise not only the A12, but also 200 properties and businesses nearby. The council agreed on Tuesday to underwrite the project up to £2.7m during the construction period up to 2029. Follow Suffolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. Council could pick up £2.7m bill for flood project Sizewell C commits £25m to A12 flood defence work Emergency coastal defence works to protect A12 Suffolk County Council Sizewell C
Yahoo
19-02-2025
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Council could pick up £2.7m bill for flood project
An authority is due to be asked to pick up a multi-million bill on a major flood protection project to safeguard a key road. Paul West, Suffolk County Council's lead for highways and flooding, will ask cabinet members to allocate an extra £2.7m from reserves toward the Benacre Flood Risk Management Project during Tuesday's meeting. The project is for the construction of two new pumping stations, drains and embankments between the A12 and the coast as well as the creation of 82 hectares of intertidal mud flats and salt marsh. The council already agreed a £2m contribution toward the £59.1m project funded by the government and Sizewell C - but the money would bridge a gap in the final costings. The project would protect the A12 against a one-in-200 years tidal flooding event, for the next 50 years. Currently, the key road is protected by a pumping station on an eroding coast expected to breach within one to two years. The government has funded £32.1m toward the project while Sizewell C has funded £25m, reports the Local Democracy Reporting Service. However, in December the final price was calculated at an extra £5m - after all cost-cutting and alternative funding streams were exhausted, the council report said, and a £2.7m gap was left. The project was being promoted and constructed by the Waveney, Lower Yare and Lothingland Internal Drainage Board (IDB) and maintained by the Environment Agency alongside the landowner. A council report stated that approving the money was vital, so the IDB can sign the main construction contract at the beginning of next month. The money would only be used to offset any risks which materialised by the time of the project's due date, in March 2029, during which time the authority would continue to look for other funding. Doing nothing, the council said, could result in a £235m loss over the next 50 years and compromise not only the A12, but also 200 domestic and commercial properties, and 450 hectares of farmland. Follow Suffolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. Sizewell C commits £25m to A12 flood defence work Emergency coastal defence works to protect A12 Suffolk County Council Sizewell C
BBC News
19-02-2025
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Suffolk Council could pick up £2.7m bill on A12 flood project
An authority is due to be asked to pick up a multi-million bill on a major flood protection project to safeguard a key West, Suffolk County Council's lead for highways and flooding, will ask cabinet members to allocate an extra £2.7m from reserves toward the Benacre Flood Risk Management Project during Tuesday's project is for the construction of two new pumping stations, drains and embankments between the A12 and the coast as well as the creation of 82 hectares of intertidal mud flats and salt council already agreed a £2m contribution toward the £59.1m project funded by the government and Sizewell C - but the money would bridge a gap in the final costings. The project would protect the A12 against a one-in-200 years tidal flooding event, for the next 50 years. Currently, the key road is protected by a pumping station on an eroding coast expected to breach within one to two government has funded £32.1m toward the project while Sizewell C has funded £25m, reports the Local Democracy Reporting Service. However, in December the final price was calculated at an extra £5m - after all cost-cutting and alternative funding streams were exhausted, the council report said, and a £2.7m gap was left. The project was being promoted and constructed by the Waveney, Lower Yare and Lothingland Internal Drainage Board (IDB) and maintained by the Environment Agency alongside the landowner.A council report stated that approving the money was vital, so the IDB can sign the main construction contract at the beginning of next money would only be used to offset any risks which materialised by the time of the project's due date, in March 2029, during which time the authority would continue to look for other nothing, the council said, could result in a £235m loss over the next 50 years and compromise not only the A12, but also 200 domestic and commercial properties, and 450 hectares of farmland. Follow Suffolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
