The construction of the Boscombe surf reef will now not be completed until next year. Adverse weather conditions set the project behind schedule from the start, and now with fewer hours of daylight and colder sea temperatures it is being deemed unsafe for divers to continue working at the site. I was advised today that next week will see the final sessions on the reef before work stops for the winter, whilst the remaining sand pile is being levelled by a bulldozer (image).
Work on the surf reef, which covers an area the size of a football pitch, is now expected to be resumed in April 2009, with completion by September.
A plus side to the project is the proliferation of marine life that began to establish itself on the reef after the first few days of the geotextile bags being lowered into place.
Nikon D300. 85mm f/1.4 Nikkor. 1/250 second at f/4.5. ISO 320.
© 2008
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