Plans to carry out over £1.3m of repairs to Scarborough Harbour have been backed by the Borough Council's Cabinet.
The project would see work to tackle corrosion to steel sheet piles on the West Pier's harbour wall, some of which dates back to the 1980's.
Chris Bourne is the council's Head of Projects, he says the work is needed following a recent inspection of the harbour walls by divers.
The walls of the pier are constructed with a combination of steel sheet piles to the inner harbour and roundhead and a concrete wall to the outer harbour elevation. The proposed works would focus on the inner steel sheet piles.
The works are required following a detailed underwater dive survey which revealed that “accelerated corrosion” has taken place in the walls of the pier, with holes visible in certain parts.
Chris Bourne says that situation is not a surprise.
Financing of the project will be split between different council funds, with £900,000 coming from the authority’s harbour reserves, £150,000 from a capital budget previously earmarked for Scarborough piers, and £300,000 from the council’s capital infrastructure budget identified in the 2022 financial strategy.
Although the money is coming from Borough Council funds the project will require sign off from the county council In light of the current Local Government Reorganisation rules. It's hoped work could start next September.
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