Coastal Defence Works

Year

2009

Client

Siac Construction

Project Summary

Ballygannon Coastal Defence Works, Co. Wicklow

This project included the site clearance over the coastal area of 50,000m2, bulk excavations took place to form a new profile of coastal embankment to allow the placing of rock armour  imported by sea. The rock was tipped off a ship and recovered using excavators and dump trucks. Rock was placed in layers from 25mm stone to 15tonne boulders over 80,000tonne in total