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GENERAL PROJECT

CURRENT WEATHER

14°C

Heybridge

Over the winter of 2017/18, Essex & Suffolk Water, in partnership with Essex Waterways, will be replacing the sea lock gate and central timber mitre gates at Heybridge Basin in Essex. The project will involve the closing and draining of the lock in October 2017, crane lifting operations for the gates and the assembly and testing of the new gates prior to the re-opening of the lock in March 2018. There will be disruption in the area during this work period but we will endeavour to keep this to an absolute minimum.

Start Date

September, 2016

Estimated End Date

March, 2018

Contractor

ESW, Integrated Water Services

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Latest updates

By Amanda Hunt

18 August, 2022 at 4:35PM

Dry Weather Update Water's Worth Saving We’re asking for your help to reduce the water you use at home and use it wisely wherever possible. There are currently no restrictions from doing anything yet. If we all start now and work together we can help to reduce the chance of a temporary usage ban (hosepipe ban) from being implemented. How you can help Use water wisely and minimise any usage where you can. Follow our summer water saving tips. Small changes can make a big difference. Warm weather can cause ground movement which can lead to burst pipes. If you see what you think might be a leak, you can help us out by reporting a leak and we will do our best to get it fixed as soon as we can. Check your toilets for leaks. If you think you might have a leak, we may be able to fix it for free. You can report it here. The current situation in Essex and Suffolk Due to the prolonged hot weather, the total water levels are now lower than normal and the Environment Agency has moved the region into Drought status. We're working hard to make sure we balance maintaining supplies to all our customers while also protecting the environment. While we’re in this period of prolonged exceptionally dry weather we're asking everyone to be careful about their water use so we can keep the water flowing to all of our customers. What we're doing We're doing our best to save water too: We are closely monitoring and carefully managing the situation with our water resources, as reservoir levels are lower than they would normally be at this time of year, preparing for every eventuality. We have increased resources and are making extra investments to achieve our best-ever performance in repairing leaks, including redeploying our employees to find and fix leaks as well as deploying new technology. We’ve suspending planned work so we can focus our efforts on fixing leaks across the region.

By Adrian Caswell

11 April, 2018 at 6:54PM

Hi All, The lock was reopened to Essex Waterways as planned over the Easter Weekend. We have decommissioned majority of the large plant and equipment, however we will still have a presence on site in April/May 2018 while we finalise testing and commissioning of the sea lock gate and carry out reinstatement of the footpath local to the gate. As always we Endeavour to keep disruption to a minimum. Please feel free to contact myself if required. Adrian Caswell 07484547115

By Adrian Caswell

9 February, 2018 at 12:35PM

Hi All, The Sea Lock Gate project is progressing well, with a planned reopening of the lock at the end of March 18, as originally planned. Thank you to everyone for your patience and consideration. I attach a few key photos of the sea gate and portal dam structure. As always, if you have any questions please contact myself directly, Adrian Caswell 07484547115 Project Manager ESW

By Adrian Caswell

23 November, 2017 at 3:11PM

Hi All, As an update to the ongoing work at Heybridge, the cofferdam installation encountered unforeseen conditions and as a result the required depth to embed sheet piles was not achieved. We are currently exploring alternative solutions to achieve a dry lock scenario as soon as possible. We are not anticipating any delays to the project at this time .I attach an image of the cofferdam for information. I will provide an update as soon as the solution has been agreed. Please feel free to contact myself or a member of the team for further information. Best regards, Adrian Caswell Project Manager 07484547115

By Adrian Caswell

24 August, 2017 at 8:55AM

Just one of the photos from our open event for heybridge. Thanks again to all that attended, including the ESW team

By Amanda Hunt

23 August, 2017 at 3:34PM

Afternoon Heybridge, Just a quick note from me, Amanda Hunt (Essex and Suffolk Water Customer Care Manager) to say a huge thank you to those of you who were able to pop along and meet us in The Jolly Sailor on Monday. It was a great opportunity for our project team to meet the residents and I really enjoyed gaining some local knowledge of the area. As Adrian mentions we will keep you informed on progress on a weekly basis so watch this space ! You can use the 'Contact us' button at the top of this page and when you see members of the team around please come and say Hello, they will be only too happy to answer any questions you may have. Amanda

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