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Garff MHK reveals Laxey seawall changes

Tue, 30 Oct 2018

A Garff MHK has revealed revised plans by the government to build a seawall in Laxey.

Writing on social media, Daphne Caine says the Department of Infrastructure will soon submit new designs for sea defences in the village.

These include a 4ft seawall at the north end with a raised promenade walkway behind it, tapering to road level by the slipway.

The new walkway will include wheelchair access.

Elsewhere, flood gates will be placed across the beach access steps and Tent Road for in the event of a severe weather forecasts, and a walkway included alongside the harbour inside the proposed new wall.

The Department was forced back to the drawing board after initial plans proved unpopular during a consultation with Laxey residents.

Part of the DOI’s initiative to prepare ‘vulnerable settlements’ against climate change, the defences are estimated to cost between £1.5 and £2 million.

Both Garff MHKs and the Commissioners have been briefed on the amended plans, which are expected to be made public soon.

[Ewan Gawne - Local Democracy Reporter]

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