Work delayed on Sea Road amenity building after discovery of underground telecommunication cables

All quiet on the eastern front - operations  have been temporarily suspended on the Sea Road site

 

CLARIFICATION has come on the delay in cracking on with the proposed showpiece  amenity building on Sea Road in Cleethorpes. 

The project has  ground to a halt with no signs of construction activity at all so far this month.

Quizzed by the Grimsby News, North East Lincolnshire Council has revealed that telephone lines have been discovered on site.

These are due to be dug up and diverted so that  construction work can resume.

Says a NELC statement: "BT Openreach will be on site next week to undertake utility diversions.

"The cables need to be moved from their current location, which runs through the site, into the pathway so that future maintenance can be safeguarded.

"Work will start on site on Monday 24 February for approximately three weeks.

"The pathway on the Pier Gardens side of Sea Road, past the hoardings, will need to be partially closed off for the duration of the works.

"Businesses in the area have been informed about the works, which are necessary before the main build can begin."

NELC had hoped the project would be complete in time for the summer season, but this now looks unlikely.

The authority remains tight-lipped about whether a prospective  anchor tenant has signed up for the project.

 

The padlocked entrance to the site