The Rotherham canal barrier has been designed to reduce the risk of flooding to the town centre.
The construction of the barrier required around 1,000 tonnes of concrete and 50 tonnes of steel reinforcements.The barrier, located at Forge Island, was designed to reduce the risk of flooding to the town centre and Rotherham Central railway station.Councillor Dominic Beck said that the barrier would provide "reassurance and protection for countless residents".
Darren Blank, project manager at Jackson Civil Engineering, added: "The project has been highly challenging whilst proving rewarding in all aspects of civil engineering and teamwork. "We look forward to continuing to deliver flood resilience projects in Rotherham in the future, thereby protecting the residents and businesses as we move into a changing climatic period."
, aims to reduce the risk of flooding to around 400 existing businesses and strategic parts of the highway, rail and tram/train networks, the council have said.the barrier cost £4.45m and was funded by the Levelling Up Fund, South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, European Regional Development Fund, Yorkshire Regional Flood and Coastal Committee Local Levy, and Network Rail.
Mr Beck, who is Rotherham Council's cabinet member for transport and environment, said: "The new canal barrier at the Rotherham Lock is a fantastic focal point of the flood alleviation works and showcases all of the hard work done by our Flood Risk Team and partners during the project."Follow BBC Yorkshire on
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