removal of southern water outfall pipes - rampion offshore
TRANSCRIPT
RAMPIONOFFSHOREWINDFARMSAFETYNOTICE
RemovalofSouthernWateroutfallpipes
PotentialDANGERtobeachandseausers
KEEPCLEARoftheAdvisoryExclusionZone(PTO)ThisNoticeistoalertallsurfers,kitesurfers,paddleboarders,canoeists,kayakers,sailors,jetskiers,speedboaters,shrimpers,swimmers,walkersandotherbeachandseausersofhazardsassociatedwithRampionconstructionworksbothonandnearthebeachduringMayandJune2018.Yoursafetyisourpriorityandwiththisworkbeingonthebeachandneartoshore,weaskeveryoneandallvesselstostayclearanddonotentertheAdvisoryExclusionZonesforthedurationoftheworks–seemapoverpage.
Startdate:Thursday3rdMay
Scheduledcompletiondate:EndJune/earlyJulysubjecttoweatherThepurposeoftheworkistoremoveredundantSouthernWateroutfallpipesThelocationoftheoutfallisfromLancingbeachtoapproximately400metres(m)offshore.ThesouthernendofthestructureisbelowMeanHighWaterlevelandonlyvisibleduringlowspringtideperiods.Thisworkwillultimatelybenefitthearea,aswellasbathersandseausers,byremovingadisusedstructure.
Theworkswillinvolveremovaloftworedundantoutfallpipesincludingtheirconcretepilesupportsandcrossbeams,andaround100olderwoodenpilesupports.Wewillalsoremoveanyloosesectionsthathavefallenawayfromthestructure,clearinganyconcretepilingthatsnapsduringremovaltoaminimumsubbeddepthof2m.Holescreatedbyextractionofthepileswillbebackfilledduringworksandaspileremovalsproceed.Wewillalsobecappingandsealingtheoutfallpipe2mbeneaththebeachgradientlevelandwillthenreinstatethebeachtoitsoriginallevel.
SouthernWateroutfall TheStourvesselwithlongreachexcavatorOffshore,TheStourwillsupportalongarmexcavatortolifttheoutfallpipesandconcretesupports.Onshore,therewillbeacordonedoffbeachcompoundformachineryandsomeoftherecoveredelements.Thiswillbestaffed24/7byasecurityguard.Weareputtinginplaceaseparateturningareaatthetopofthebeachtoallowvehiclestoenterandleavesitewithoutimpactingthelocalroadnetworkandestablishinganaccessbetweenthecompoundandturningarea.Traffic-Theaimistoreduceandcontrolthevolumeoftraffic.Allmajormovementstoandfromsiteforheavyplant/materialswillberestrictedtooff-peakhoursintheevening.Therewillbenoparkingorloading/unloadingofvehiclesonthepublichighway.ThemainroutetositeforconstructionvehicleswillbefromtheA27,southwestdowntheA2025ontotheA259.TheroutefromsitewillbeontheA259headingwesttotheA24toavoidtheneedforHGVstocrosstheA259.Therewillbenovehiclesusingresidentialroads.TheworkforcewillparkatourBrooklandssiteandwalkacrosstheroad.Noise-Allengineswillbeinlinewithnoiseregulationsandwillbeswitchedoffwhennotinuse.Thisincludesgeneratorsandplantmachinery.
Severalhazardsarepresentonthebeachandfromtheintertidalzonetoaround1kmoffshore,whichposearisktobothnavigationandpersonalsafety.Thesehazardsinclude:
• Constructionvehiclesworkingonthebeachandintertidalzone;• Compoundstohousethewastematerialandmachineryfortheworks;• Exposed&submergedsectionsofoutfallpipesandconcretesupports;• Offshorevesselmovementsassociatedwiththeconstructionworks;• Anchorsoranchorwires/chains.
ADVISORYEXCLUSIONAREA
Ourcommitmentisforzeroharmtopeopleandtheenvironment.Therefore,pleasedonot:
• Swimortakeanyrecreationalcraftintotheadvisoryexclusionarea• Crossthelineoftheoutfallpipeswheretheworkwillbeconducted
andwheremachinerywillbemoving.Therewillbemarshallspresentsuppliedwhowilldirectthepublicupthebeachandbehindthecompoundarea.Ifitissafetodosotheywillbeaccompaniedacrosslineoftheoutfalloncethatsectionhasbeenremoved.Manythanksforyourcooperation.Formoreinfo,visitrampionoffshore.com