Five-week beach closure for sea wall repairs

Part of a beach is set to close for up to five weeks for work to repair a damaged sea wall.

Dorset Council will begin repairs to the wall along Weymouth beach at Greenhill on Monday.

The authority said the work would result in a "stronger, more durable permanent wall".

A spokesperson for the council said: "People will still be able to walk along the prom but the access will be narrowed and part of the beach where the engineers will be working will be closed."

About 60m of wall collapsed during previous stabilisation efforts.

The council said it had hoped to carry out the works last autumn, however, it was delayed to the new year.

It also said it hoped to match the look of the original wall.

A spokesperson for Dorset Council said: "The work should take about five weeks, depending on the weather.

"The work involves removing the temporary fixes installed when the wall first failed and rebuilding a stronger, more durable permanent wall which will match the original.

"Sorry for any inconvenience while we carry out this essential work."

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