Weymouth Town Council has givenadvance notice about the annual beach levelling works which will take place between Monday 16th and Friday 20th February.
Weymouth Central Beach will be closed between the Pavilion Theatre end up to the Jubilee Clock from 8am on Monday 16th February. The temporary closure will remain in place overnight until Friday 20th February when the beach is due to reopen at 7pm. This is to allow the diggers on to the beach so the levelling works can be carried out safely.
Chair of the Environment and Services Committee, Cllr Matt Bell, said: “Over the autumn and winter months much of the sand is moved around in seasonal storms. During the spring tide, when more of the beach is exposed, this allows the team to get the diggers further on to the beach area to set about restoring it for the summer season.
“And with three back-to-back named storms already this year, the sand has moved even further up the beach, so this vital work to level the sand needs to be carried out now ahead of Weymouth’s busy season.”
Entry/exit points from the beach will be barriered off for safety while the heavy-duty machinery is operating on the beach with signs in place to inform the public about the temporary closure.
Some work will take place in advance to remove some of the seaweed that was washed up in recent storms, although the beach will not need to be closed for this work to be carried out.
Weymouth Town Council apologies for any inconvenience caused while the work is carried out.
Residents are advised to check Weymouth Town Council’s social media for any updates about the work.
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