Dredging and Engineering Works Programme
Dredging and Engineering Works
The Sediment Management Strategy published by the Broads Authority sets out the known issues and principles for addressing the task of sediment management. The strategy also identifies the volume of sediment that requires removal to achieve ideal waterway specification. This allows the Authority to take a proactive rather than a reactive approach to the dredging of the navigation area.
A hydrographic survey of the waterbodies is compared to the waterways specification, along with disposal opportunities to score and prioritise the sedimenet removal. For further details please see the Sediment Management Strategy.
The 2008/2009 Dredging Programme, detailed below, highlights the Authority's priorities over the comming year.
| Works | Area | Further Details | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dredging | River Ant | Downstream of Ludham Bridge | Completed 02/2008 |
| Dredging | Fleet Dyke | Completed 03/2008 | |
| Dredging | River Bure | Horning Church | March 2008 |
| Dredging | Haddiscoe | Reedham - Mid Section | Jan 08 - Mar 08 |
| Litter picking | New Mills - Bramerton | March 2008 | |
| Dredging | Oulton Broad Bar | Dredging | Mar 08 - July 08 |
| Dredging | River Ant | Upstream Ludham Bridge | Mar 08 - Nov 08 |
| Earthworks/profiling | Jensens Island | May 08 - July 08 | |
| Dredging | River Thurne/ Heigham Sound Phase 1 | Upstream Martham Ferry & Heigham Sound | Nov 08 - Feb 09 |
| Dredging | River Yare | 5 & 7 Mile Bends | July 08 - Aug 08 |
| Earthworks | Haddiscoe Mud Tip | August 2008 | |
| Dredging | River Bure Phase 1 | Belaugh | Feb 09 - Mar 09 |
| Piling | Beccles | 24hr Mooring | Sept 08 - Oct 08 |
| Dredging | Haddiscoe Cut | St Olaves - Mid | Oct 08 - Dec 08 |
| Dredging | Reactive | Jan 09 - Apr 09 | |
