Section of Southsea sea defences damaged by storm are now repaired
A SECTION of the city’s sea defences has been repaired and is now open to the public.
Work to fix the revetment at Long Curtain Moat in Old Portsmouth was carried out following two storms earlier this year that left it badly damaged.
The footpath and bridge at the moat are now open.
In a tweet the Southsea Coastal Partnership said: ‘Today's essential repairs around Long Curtain Moat to the Spur Redoubt revetment have been completed and the footpath and bridge are reopened.’
In January large chunks of the defences in front of the naval memorial, which has since been repaired, and at Long Curtain Moat collapsed as a result of Storm Brendan. Part of the stone revetment at Long Curtain Moat was further compromised when the seafront was battered by winds of around 40 miles per hour during Storm Jorge at the end of February.
All the defences from Long Curtain Moat to Eastney are due to be replaced part of a £131m scheme.