River Dargle Flood Scheme, Bray, Co. Wicklow: P1200791_b

River Dargle Flood Scheme, Bray, Co. Wicklow: P1200791_b

River Dargle Flood Defence Scheme.
These images were taken during the fourth week of July, 2016.

Meanwhile, in the stretch of the river alongside The Slang, a futile attempt is made to dress the river bed/bank.
I say ‘dress’.
It effectively involves moving the gravel around a little bit. Adding a top layer of soil, and flattening that with a roller. As if that is going to do any good. Or last any length of time. Come the next heavy run of water — and Nature will re-establish it’s own path for the river.

On a slightly more serious rant . . . .

With the recent convoys of trucks bringing in vast quantities of stone, we now see that;
(a) some of the larger boulders are intended to be used as reinforcements along the base of certain bank edges (which have to be excavated again), and;
(b) some of the medium size stones look like they will be used to create secondary shelves along the riverside.

This seems like an unconscionable level of duplication, and incorrect sequencing of work.
I exaggerate?
Look back through the albums for the past 4+ years and you’ll see what I’m talking about.
Not blaming the contractors — it’s the guys who sit in the porta-cabins drawing up plans.
Which explains why the projected cost for this is creeping up towards €40m+.
That’s a long way north of the original estimates and budgets.

Posted by O Suave Gigante on 2016-08-16 17:04:42

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