Cumbria’s River Derwent has been the focus of a number of serious flooding events in recent years. During these floods, significant damage had been caused to Yearl Weir, near Workington in West Cumbria.
Following recent flooding events a significant length (160m) of the River Derwent banks were eroded, Cubby Construction were contracted by United Utilities as full design and build contractor to provide a solution to reinstate the river bank scour on the access track to the south of Yearl pumping station, the bank length between the Yearl Weir and Yearl pumping station and the bank immediately upstream of Yearl Weir which was threatening the structural stability of the weir.
