seawall

Resurfaced path in front of Sideshore, with the beach to the right and blue sky above

Phase one of Exmouth’s seawall repairs complete

102 metres of failed seawall in Exmouth has been replaced with a steel sheet pile wall, expected to last 100 years, through the £1.5million first phase.

This section of the seawall in front of Sideshore is where beach levels had dropped below the foundations, causing it to tilt forward and crack. The new steel piling goes much deeper, down to the bed rock some 9 metres below....