{"id":34699,"date":"2026-03-17T04:39:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T11:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/flood-defence-pipeline-swells-with-1-4bn-boost\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T04:39:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T11:39:41","slug":"flood-defence-pipeline-swells-with-1-4bn-boost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/flood-defence-pipeline-swells-with-1-4bn-boost\/","title":{"rendered":"Flood defence pipeline swells with \u00a31.4bn boost"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Major schemes in the pipeline have already started and include the \u00a359m Bridgwater tidal barrier (Kier), \u00a337m Derby flood works (Sisk) and Kendal Flood Risk management scheme (VolkerStevin).<\/p>\n

The programme also spans small repairs works alongside a growing push on natural flood management to slow water upstream.<\/p>\n

Click here for full list of schemes.<\/a><\/p>\n

Around \u00a3260m has also been ringfenced for repairs and maintenance of existing assets, including damage caused by recent storms, marking a turnaround after years of declining asset condition.<\/p>\n

It forms part of a wider \u00a310.5bn investment plan running to 2036 \u2013 the largest flood protection programme ever seen in England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Major flood protection schemes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Project<\/th>\nCounty<\/th>\nInvestment (\u00a3m)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Bridgwater Tidal Barrier Flood Defence Scheme<\/td>\nSomerset<\/td>\n59.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Derby Flood Risk Management Scheme<\/td>\nDerbyshire<\/td>\n37.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kendal Flood Risk Management Scheme<\/td>\nCumbria<\/td>\n24.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Upper Thurne Integrated Drainage Improvements<\/td>\nNorfolk<\/td>\n20.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blackpool Beach Nourishment Scheme<\/td>\nLancashire<\/td>\n17.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
River Thames Scheme<\/td>\nSurrey<\/td>\n17.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
River Roch Flood Risk Management Scheme<\/td>\nGreater Manchester<\/td>\n16.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Preston and South Ribble Flood Scheme<\/td>\nLancashire<\/td>\n15.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bispham Coast Protection scheme<\/td>\nLancashire<\/td>\n14.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wareham Coastal Change \u2013 Poole Harbour Habitat Creation<\/td>\nDorset<\/td>\n12.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saltfleet to Gibraltar Point Beach Management<\/td>\nLincolnshire<\/td>\n11.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Portsea Island \u2013 Southsea Coastal Flood Scheme<\/td>\nHampshire<\/td>\n10.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Environment Agency flood boss Caroline Douglass added: \u201cWe\u2019re combining engineering and nature-based solutions to reduce flood risk and build long-term resilience.\u201d<\/p>\n

The investment is expected to support thousands of jobs across the supply chain while unlocking development in areas previously constrained by flood risk.<\/p>\n

Work will now ramp up across regional frameworks and delivery partners as schemes move into procurement and construction through 2026\/27.<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> for details of the next-generation flood defence framework going out to tender.<\/p>\n

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