WATCH: Beach building begins on Brighton coastal defence

Van-Oord-beach-replenishment

Beach replenishment has begun on a major coastal defence scheme between the UK coastal city of Brighton and the River Adur, marking the latest stage of a project designed to protect a 10km stretch of coastline from erosion and flooding.

Van Oord, working with its subsidiary Mackley and Brighton & Hove City Council, has completed the first beach-nourishment pumping operation, with trailing suction hopper dredger Vox Apolonia delivering the first load of shingle and pumping now under way.

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