£5.7 Million Go-Ahead for Flood Defense Works In Keswick

Keswick has the green light from government for a multi-million pound flood defense program.

he £5.7 million project will protect 180 homes from the River Derwent along the Main Street in the town.

The Environment Agency say the scheme will raise the existing flood defences downstream of Greta Bridge and would raise the height of some existing flood walls and embankments on each side of the river.

Initial work to prepare the site will now get underway with construction taking place between April this year and April 2012.

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