Maryport’s new boardwalk is due to open next month.
It will be officially opened on February 5 and the pathway will join the town’s Promenade and harbourside, crossing the sandy area known locally as La’al Harbour.
The boardwalk is part of the transformation of Maryport’s public realm using money from the Government’s Future High Streets Fund.
It will be officially opened by the chair of Cumberland Council, Carni McCarron-Holmes.
A public vote decided the colour of the boardwalk – a sand colour was chosen for the decking, made of strong glass-reinforced plastic material with a honeycomb structure so water will not pool on it.
The structure has been built on steel screw piles which have been designed to withstand potential high tides. A robust steel framework grid has been attached to the foundations, on to which the decking panels are securely fastened. The decking materials have been designed by structural engineers to be safe and accessible.
The main contractor for the scheme was Cumbrian company Cowran Estate Services, part of the Cumbria Manufacturing Alliance.
