New Forest District Council (NFDC) have announced that they will be carrying out Coast Protection Maintenance Works on Milford on Seafront during September & October 2024.
A rock revetment is to be installed in front of the seawall at the eastern end of the beach huts, along with groyne repairs and a beach recharge to the west.
Work will be undertaken in two phases over an eight-week period (approximately 4-weeks per phase), subject to suitable weather and tides.
Phase 1: Work will commence w/c August 26th 2024 (after the bank holiday weekend).
Rock deliveries are expected to begin w/c 2nd September 2024. In total 1,100t of rock will be delivered to the compound. Rock will then be transferred between the compound and the beach.
Once transferred, rock will be placed on the beach to form a simple structure in front of the seawall along the two eastern bays in front of the beach huts. This will provide additional protection from wave attack along the toe of the seawall, where beach levels are low. These works will also include some rock repairs to several of the timber groynes in the vicinity.
Phase 2: Once the rock works are complete, work will then start on the timber maintenance and beach recharge.
The beach recharge will consist of 2,500 tons of shingle material being deposited in 3 groyne bays at the western end of the promenade (opposite the toilet block). These groyne bays have been subject to significant erosion recently, resulting in the access steps being closed. The additional material will help to restore levels, so that the beach better dissipates wave energy and protects the seawall, as well as improving access.
In addition to the beach recharge, work will be undertaken on the timber groyne located adjacent to the beach access steps. The groyne will be strengthened with additional timber piles. Groynes are an important element of the beach at Milford-on-Sea as they control longshore drift and help maintain the beach.
To read the detailed announcement from NFDC, please click here.
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