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Preston and South Ribble: Construction Areas and Maps

The Environment Agency is delivering a Flood Risk Management Scheme to better protect homes, schools, and businesses along sections of the River Ribble and River Darwen. The Scheme will also deliver improvements to the local environment and community amenities.

Scheme Construction

Due to the complexity of implementing the flood scheme, the Environment Agency has divided the project into two phases. The sequence of work is carefully planned to minimise disruption and effectively manage flood risk.

Phase one begins at Broadgate and Lower Penwortham (near Liverpool Road) and progresses upstream towards the entrance of Miller and Avenham Parks. Walton-le-Dale will be the focus of the next phase, with details on the construction and timeline expected to be announced in early 2025.

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Broadgate and Riverside

Flood Defences

The flood defences along Broadgate and Riverside will be a combination of raised flood embankments, flood walls, and walls topped with glass panels.

Broadgate

Works to replace the old defences with a new concrete flood wall between Liverpool Road Bridge and Penwortham Old Bridge have been completed.

The new flood wall

 

The new flood wall

 

Riverside

Works along Riverside between Penwortham Old Bridge and Miller Gardens Apartments are ongoing. The majority of the new concrete flood wall with glass panels is in place. A floodgate has been installed outside Miller Garden Apartments.

Visualisation of the replacement of the existing wall with a new concrete wall with glass panels

 

The new flood wall along the boundary of the BAC/EE Preston Social and Sports Association is almost complete. Safety fencing will be manufactured and installed.

In addition, a floodgate will be installed near Ribble Cottage.

Visualisation with flood gate (open), new flood wall and fence along BAC/EE

 

Miller Park & West Coast Main Line

The existing defences will be replaced with a new flood wall and glass panels along Riverside between Ribble Cottage and the West Coast Mainline Bridge (WCML).  Defences will include strengthening of the riverbank and the installation of two flood gates at the entrance to Miller Park.

 

Broadgate Flood Zone Map

Broadgate Flood Zone Map

 

 


 

Lower Penwortham

Flood Defences

The flood defences are a combination of raised flood embankments, flood walls, and walls topped with glass panels.

Riverside Road

The old concrete flood walls have been replaced with a new pre-cast concrete flood defence wall and glass panels on top. The new wall runs along Riverside Road from the Cadent Gas Pipe Bridge to Stanley Avenue.

 

Riverside Road at the Cadent Gas Pipe Bridge before (left) and visualisation of after (right).

 

Visualisation of flood defence wall with glass panel on Riverside Road, overlooking the river upstream with Miller Gardens on the opposite bank.

 

Leyland Road

There is some high ground in this area already, so only the entrances to the car parks of Penwortham Methodist Church, the PAGA allotments and Tinkerbells Day Nursery have been raised. A new flood wall has replaced the fence and has been built around the side and rear of the church.

The existing public right of way footpath at Golden Way has been raised to incorporate a flood defence embankment.

 

Margaret Road Area

The flood defences comprise of both walls and embankments, which stretch from Riverside Road to the railway embankment.

 

Lower Penwortham Flood Zone Map

Lower Penwortham Flood Zone Map

 


 

Frenchwood and Fishwick Bottom

Flood Defences

It is proposed the flood defences along Frenchwood will be walls and embankments. You can view examples of flood defences here.

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Area 3: Frenchwood

As design work for the defences is finalised more information will be posted here.

 

Frenchwood and Fishwick Bottom Flood Zone Map

Frenchwood and Fishwick Bottom Flood Zone Map

 


 

Walton le Dale

Flood Defences

Work in Walton le Dale will take place along the River Ribble (Area 3) and the River Darwen (Area 4). The flood defences will be a combination of raised flood embankments, pre-cast concrete walls, and walls with glass panels on top. You can view examples of flood defences here.

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Area 3: Ribble Crescent, North Ribble Street and South Ribble Street (River Ribble)

The defences in this area will comprise of a solid wall with glass panels. The flood defences were previously improved here in 2004

 

Area 3: King’s Croft, Victoria Rd Area (River Ribble)

In this area already, there are flood embankments and flood wall defences. It is proposed that there should be additional embankments, flood walls (some with glass panels).

 

Area 4: Walton Green Area (River Darwen) 

There are currently flood embankments and flood walls in this area. It is currently proposed that all existing flood defences are raised here, this includes improving flood walls and adding glass panels in some places.

 

Walton-Le-Dale Flood Zone Map

Walton-Le-Dale Flood Zone Map

 

Walton-Le-Dale Flood Zone Map – Areas Benefitting from Defences

Walton-Le-Dale Flood Map – Areas Benefitting from Defences

 


 

Higher Walton

Flood Defences

The flood defences will be a combination of raised flood embankments, pre-cast concrete flood walls, and walls topped with glass panels in places. You can view examples of flood defences here.

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Area 5: Higher Walton

As design work for the defences is finalised more information will be posted here.

 

Higher Walton Flood Zone Map

Higher Walton Flood Zone Map