Sea wall repairs see engineers in a race against time and tide

ENGINEERS were facing a race against time yesterday to plug the hole in Perelle's sea wall before the return of the penetrating high tide.

Almost 20 truckloads of rubble from the demolished Les Beaucamps School were used to initially plug the 20ft gap in the road in an effort to fend off the 9.04am high tide of 9.8m.

And once this had been successfully achieved, huge lumps of granite, or wall 'armour', that had been stockpiled at Longue Hougue were unloaded onto the beach to protect the gap from the sea.

A heavy-duty vehicle with a mechanical grip then moved the boulders into position, making sure to interlock the rocks for greater protection.

Late yesterday afternoon States project services manager Graeme Falla said some of the large boulders weighed between three and four tonnes each.