A SECTION of Prestatyn’s promenade will be closed for two weeks from September 23 while re-surfacing and improvement works take place on the existing promenade.

This will be from Garford Road car park, up to the most eastern point of the Central Prestatyn Coastal Defence Scheme, where the flood gate is situated before Ffrith Beach.

Work at the Central Prestatyn Coastal Defence Scheme focuses on the area adjacent to Rhyl Golf Club.

Pedestrians will be redirected along Rhyl Coast Road, and through the golf club’s central path.

Access to the promenade will be available through Green Lanes and Terfyn Pella path.

Beach access at Garford Road via the temporary golf club car park will still be available.

Promenade marshals will be in place at the crossing points to ensure pedestrians can cross safely.

Since March 2024, major construction activities on the scheme have been on a planned break to allow the earth embankment to settle naturally.

During this break, the ground has been closely monitored using surveys and satellite information.

Following specialist guidance, confirmation has now been given that the area has settled as expected, and the next stage of construction can commence.

Additionally, new works have been undertaken to the new beach access ramp, which is located at the end of the central footpath running through the golf course, opposite Lyons Robin Hood Holiday Park.

This is due to be completed mid-September to allow for the re-surfacing of the promenade.

Construction is set to resume in late September or early October.

The first task will be to recommence the importation of the stone fill to the embankment from the golf course, heading East towards Terfyn Pella.

This will then enable the installation of long steel panels (sheet piles) across a stretch of 1,650m.

These sheet piles, of 4-7m in length, will be pushed through a sand “chimney” at the centre of the embankment and a specialist piling excavator attachment will be used to push the sheet piles into their final positions.

The sand will allow for a reduction of noise and vibration, minimising any disruption to residents.

Noise and vibration monitors will remain in place throughout the construction to ensure that allowable limits are not exceeded.

This piling operation will commence at the western end near the golf clubhouse and will progress eastward, finishing near the existing sand dunes.

This work will begin in mid-October and is expected to take about 12 weeks.

Cllr Barry Mellor, Denbighshire County Council’s lead member for environment and transport, said: “Work has progressed well on this scheme, and with the area now settled, the work can now continue with confidence, and the next steps can progress further.

“We’d like to thank the public for their patience and cooperation during the construction period of this scheme.”

The Rhyl and Prestatyn coastal defence improvement projects, which are jointly worth £97million, are designed to protect properties along the town’s coastlines.

This project will protect more than 2,000 properties from potential floods and coastal erosion for the next 100 years.

Both schemes are funded by Welsh Government and Denbighshire County Council, with the work being carried out by Balfour Beatty.

Chris Hull, project manager at Balfour Beatty, added: “We’re pleased that our work to protect hundreds of homes and businesses along the Prestatyn coastline will recommence later this month.

“Having given the earth embankment time to settle naturally, we will now progress with the third and final phase of the scheme.

“During this next stage, we will remain focused on minimising disruption to the local community wherever possible.”