The latest stage in Southern Water’s £3 million Ramsgate pipeline replacement project involves a feat of engineering 82 feet deep and nearly 15 feet in diameter on the town seafront.
Building the shaft at Government Acre is the latest phase in Southern Water's £3million pipeline replacement project, which is aimed at helping to protect the environment and ensuring wastewater is removed effectively.
The new pipeline is needed to replace an old section of pipe which has burst a number of times. Southern Water Project Manager Andy Arnold said:
"Our construction partner, MGjv, has been replacing wastewater pipes in Minster Road, St Lawrence Avenue and the Royal Esplanade.”
"Work is now underway in the next phase of the project which involves building a shaft on Government Acre. This will contain a pipe connecting the new pipeline at the Royal Esplanade to the pumping station in Military Road, diverting it away from the beach area."
To dig the shaft there is a large working area on the green and along the promenade and some heavy machinery is needed to carry out the work, which will be ongoing until the end of May, 2016. However, when the work is finished, only a manhole cover will be visible on the promenade.
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