DREDGING SET TO START ON GRIMSBY TOWN CENTRE STRETCH OF RIVER FRESHNEY

                                                         

Silt will be scooped off the riverbed to hasten speed of water-flow  through town centre  

WORK is due to start next week to remove silt and other debris from the River Freshney in Grimsby.

Dredging will take place for around six weeks on the stretch of the river between West Haven Maltings, opposite, Frederick Ward Way, and the ABP pumping station.

A specialist contractor, Ebsford Environmental, has been engaged by North East Lincolnshire Council.

The works will make the river channel deeper and allow water to flow more freely in the town centre section of the waterway.

In order to minimise any impact on wildlife, the project is being undertaken at a time when birds, such as mute swans and sedge warblers, will not have begun nesting in the reedbeds and before fish start spawning.

Says a NELC spokesperson: "There will be minimal noise and disruption to  residents and businesses.

"There may be some occasions where large items of equipment are being transported into the area and roads may be slow while this is happening. 

"However, no road closures are currently anticipated."