£2.2mflood protectionplan for ConwyLine
NETWORRKailandTransport forWaleshaveapproveda £2.2millionschemeto help protectthe flood-prone ConwyValleyLinefromfurther catastrophicwashouts.
Overthe lastthreeyears the branchlinkingLlandudno Junctionand BlaenauFfestiniog hassufferedtwo serious washoutsafterexceptionally heavyrainfallcausedthe nearby riverto burstitsbanks.
Repairsto the mostrecent damagec, ausedby stormsin Februarya, restill on-going betweenTal-y-Cafannd Llanrwst, whereembankmentsand ballast werewashedout from underthe trackin severapl laces.
Howevera, swell asreinstating the trackbed,NRnow plansto addaround20,000tonnesof additionalrockarmouralonga one-milesectionof embankment, hopingto repeat he succesosf similarprotectioninstalledsouth ofllanrwst in2019.
Theworkwill cost£2.2mand extendthe lineclosurefor 10 weeksw, ith reopeningnow expectedin SeptemberH. owever, NRbelievesthe costanddelayis necessartyo mitigatethe riskof furtherwashoutscausingclosures.