Whitby's Lighthouse and Scarborough's harbour Walls are to benefit from £795,000 of investment.
North Yorkshire Council has allocated the funds to carry out design and investigation works to the Scarborough lighthouse pier with further investigation works on the Whitby west pier lighthouse which is said to be in a poor condition.
A total of £543,000 has been allocated to carry out design and investigation works to the Scarborough lighthouse pier to replace the sheet piles, which is a sheet material used to provide earth retention, support and protection against the sea.
Surveys have shown that the piles need replacing due to water corrosion, thinning of the thickness and gaps appearing in the structure.
The lighthouse pier has been deemed at risk of failure, with the front edge closed off to the public. This is also the case with the roundhead, where a loading restriction is in place and the piles are beyond repair.
A further £252,000 will be spent on design and investigation works on the Grade II listed Whitby west pier lighthouse which is in a poor condition. The building has been netted and the area around the base closed with barriers.
North Yorkshire Council’s executive member for harbours, Councillor Derek Bastiman, is pleased with the investment.
The £795,000 investment was agreed at a meeting of North Yorkshire Council’s executive members yesterday. The funding is to be spent in the next financial year.
North Yorkshire Council's Executive Member for Finance - Councillor Gareth Dadd - says the money will prepare the way to apply for funding for a larger repair programme.
The Council says that the harbours require an investment of £27 million to resolve all of the infrastructure challenges at both Whitby and Scarborough. A total of £1.637 million has already been secured to undertake works to Scarborough west pier inner harbour wall, following recent investigation works, and to finalise the design of a scheme to replace piles at the Eskside Wharf.
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