Mike Pomfret will present on the development and delivery of the c.£100m seafront regeneration project at Blackpool, Britain's most popular seaside resort.

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Blackpool will be a Vibrant, Inclusive, Healthy, Safe and Prosperous Town
Mike Pomfret C.Eng, C.Env, FICE, FCIArb, FAPM
Coastal Manager - Blackpool Council

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Scheme Extents

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The first attempt at sea defence in 1816……..

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Promenade Evolution

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Scour

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Flooding

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Instability

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Project Benefits – Flood & Erosion Prevention

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Economic Loss
Economic Success
Severe
Social
Damage
Social
Success
Minimal
Environmental
Impacts
Severe
Environmental
Impacts
Sustainable
Development
Economic Loss
Economic Success
Severe
Social
Damage
Social
Success
Minimal
Environmental
Impacts
Severe
Environmental
Impacts
Sustainable
Development

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Social Pillar

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Environmental Pillar

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Economic Pillar

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Hydraulic Physical Modelling – 2D Wave Flume

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Worst Storm in 1 Year – Existing Seawall

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Worst Storm in 1 Year – Optimised New Seawall

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Worst Storm in 10 Years – Existing Seawall

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Worst Storm in 10 Years – Optimised New Seawall

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Hydraulic Physical Modelling – 3D Wave Basin

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Existing Southern Sharp Transition

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Optimised Southern Transition

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Optimised Cross-Section

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Defra Funded Alignment
Central Secti on Coastal ProtectionScheme
LC MP AH 30/04/04
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General Arrangementfor
Costi ng and DEFRASubmission
1) North / South secti on transitionindicative.
Exact transi ti onal detailstobeconfirmed
Optimised Southern
Transition

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Regeneration Masterplan

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Enhanced & New Headlands
Defra alignment
Masterplan alignment

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£62.1m CPA Grant
£11.2m NWDA 1/ERDF 1 Grant £4.9m NWDA 2 Grant
£62.1m CPA Grant
£11.2m NWDA 1/ERDF 1 Grant £4.9m NWDA 2 Grant
Match Funding
£62.1m CPA Grant
£11.2m NWDA 1/ERDF 1 Grant
£4.9m NWDA 2 Grant
£8.7m NWDA 3
/ERDF 3/CABE Grt
£62.1m CPA Grant
£11.2m NWDA 1/ERDF 1 Grant
£4.9m NWDA 2 Grant

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Headlands & Parades
Optimised Southern Transition (Headland 0)
Parade
Waterloo (Headland 1)
St Chads (Headland 2)
Manchester Square (Headland 3)
Blackpool Tower (Headland 5)
Central Pier (Headland 4)

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Consultation

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Project Delivery

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•Project was delivered in 7 Linear
Sections /Stages
•At one time there was 2,500linear m
of site under construction
•Additional challenges to ensure
safety of public and the works
Construction

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Scope of works
• 8,000 tonnes sheet piles
• Approx 130,000m³ Bulk Fill Material
• 85,000 cubic metres concrete
• Approx 2,100T reinforcement of
which 900T is stainless steel.
• Approx 130,000m² enhanced public
realm
• Approx 5,000 precast units

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Precast Factory
• Set up for the scheme at a cost of £1.8m
• Constructed on 3Ha of land at Thornton
• Employed a team of up to 60 staff
• Approx 5,000 precast units
• Casting up to 100m3 of concrete per day

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Precast Factory
• Advantages;
•Able to react to change
•Consistent quality
•Local labour force
•Significant risk reduction
compared to in-situ works
• Disadvantages
•Efficiency reduction if
works tails off

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Stainless Steel Reinforcement

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Toe Piles & Beam
Rear Piles
Construction Sequence #1

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Toe Pile Installation

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Toe Pile Installation
Bulkheads

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Toe Beam Construction

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6N Fill
Revetment
Blinding
Pre-cast Step Units
Construction Sequence #2

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Excavation for Revetment Placement

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Vacuum Lifter

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3km Long Jigsaw Puzzle

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In-situ Berm Slab
Pre-cast Wave Wall
Construction Sequence #3

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Berm Slab Construction

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Berm Slab Construction

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Pre-cast Set Back WallNew Concrete Promenade
Construction Sequence #4

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New Concrete Promenade

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Interfaces with Local Businesses

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Issues!

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South & Central Pier Headlands
Optimised Southern Transition (Headland 0)
Central Pier (Headland 4)

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Removed Wave Wall

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Implemented Project Change – South & Central Piers

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Manchester Square Headland
Manchester Square (Headland 3)

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Highway Drainage
Existing Surface Water Drainage

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N
Manchester
Square
S
Manchester
Square
Implemented Project
Change – Drainage

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Coast Protection Act
vs
Water Industry Act
Territorial Boundary

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Near finished product and all good friends!

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Waterloo, St Chads
& Tower Headlands
Waterloo (Headland 1)
St Chads (Headland 2)
Blackpool Tower (Headland 5)

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Lottery Funded Themed Headlands

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Implemented Project Change –
Reduced Specification Headlands

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Waterloo & St Chads Completed Products

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£8.7m NWDA 3
/ERDF 3/CABE Grant
£11.2m NWDA 1/ERDF 1 Grant
£62.1m CPA Grant
£8.7m NWDA 3
/ERDF 3/CABE Grant
£11.2m NWDA 1/ERDF 1 Grant
£62.1m CPA Grant
Further Secured Match Funding
for Tower Headland

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Tower Headland
Completed Product

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Before Shot
of Parades

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Parades
Completed
Product

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Benefits Review
Social Benefits
Environmental Disbenefits
Economic Benefits

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Blackpool will be a Vibrant, Inclusive, Healthy, Safe and Prosperous Town
Mike Pomfret C.Eng, C.Env, FICE, FCIArb, FAPM
Coastal Manager - Blackpool Council