Belfast Tidal Flood Alleviation
The Belfast Tidal Flood Alleviation Scheme reduces the risk of flooding to Belfast City Centre from storm events up to 1:200 year and 2080 event.
Works follow the course of the River Lagan for 9km and extend from Stranmillis in South Belfast to the Herron Road in Belfast Harbour Estate. Works include a combination of in-situ reinforced concrete flood walls, glass walls and demountable barriers.
The project protects:
- 1,103 residential
- 430 non-residential properties
All these properties were at risk of flooding from tidal events.
A 150m in river section includes a rock armoured revetment structure and reinforced concrete flood wall.
DfI Roads and Rivers
£25M
24 months
Paddy Harney
Paddy Harney
As Civil Engineering Director, Paddy leads the delivery of projects across a wide range of sectors including Roads, Railways, Flood Alleviation, Marine, Utilities and Water. A graduate of the Queens University of Belfast, Paddy is a Chartered Civil Engineer, specialising in civil engineering infrastructure.
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