The Southsea Coastal Scheme is the UK's largest local authority-led coastal defences project, worth more than £130M. It will stretch for 4.5km from Old Portsmouth to Eastney, and help to reduce the risk of flooding to more than 10,000 homes and 700 businesses. Phase one of six of the Southsea Coastal Scheme started in September 2020, and the entire Scheme is due for completion in 2028. We are a Portsmouth City Council project, being delivered through Coastal Partners with backing from the Environment Agency and UK Government. Leading the detailed engineering design stage is Royal HaskoningDHV, supported by Atkins and LDA Design for landscaping and public realm. The contractor for the scheme is VSBW, a joint venture between VolkerStevin and Boskalis Westminster. The partnership brings together two of the world’s leading maritime contractors; VolkerStevin focusing on marine civil engineering and Boskalis Westminster on dredging, land reclamation and marine construction.