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An innovative coastal defence project in Southsea, Hampshire, could provide a useful template for similar projects across the UK. The Southsea Coastal Defence Scheme, which recently won a top prize at the Environment Agency’s Flood & Coast Excellence Awards 2024, rips up the age-old confrontational script of civil engineer vs.…

New sea defences are taking shape at the Southsea Coastal Scheme with a 220t crane installing the first limestone and granite units that will form a wall to protect the area around Long Curtain Moat in Portsmouth from future flooding.