Four Tees Engineers (FTE) has completed the supply of 270 tonnes of fabricated structural steel waling beams to customer Red7 Marine on the Bridgwater Tidal Barrier having met the very tight timescales and exacting quality standards demanded.
The Environment Agency and Somerset Council have been working together for several years to develop proposals for a Tidal Barrier Scheme on the River Parrett, to protect Bridgwater and the surrounding communities from flooding.
When completed the scheme will reduce tidal flood risk to 11,300 homes and 1,500 businesses. The comprehensive project includes a tidal barrier structure on the River Parrett located next to Express Park in Bridgwater. Works to improve existing downstream riverside flood banks and construct new secondary flood banks along with improved fish and eel passage at 12 upstream sites on both the rivers Parrett and Tone.
