Ferry service returns to slip after repair work
BBCA ferry service can resume as normal after essential repairs to a slipway were completed.
Plymouth City Council conducted the stabilisation work to strengthen and protect Admiral's Hard Slipway in Stonehouse, which had been closed since March after a section of sheet piling collapsed.
The work led to Plymouth Boat Trips having to run its Cremyll Ferry service, which connects Cremyll in Cornwall across the River Tamar to the city, from Royal William Yard since November.
However, following the work's completion, the service can return to the slipway with the ferry firm thanking its customers for their "patience and understanding throughout the relocation".
The council said specialist marine engineers were deployed to repair part of the quay which is Grade II listed and dates back to the Bronze Age.
The collapse of the sheet piling lead to stone infill going into the water which prevented ferries from using the slip, the authority said.
It said sheet piles were replaced and debris cleared, as well as putting concrete pours into voids which were created by wave action.
Metal strappings were also installed along the edge to provide more rigidity, it added.
Ben Squire, managing director for Plymouth Boat Trips, said he was pleased the works to preserve and protect the slipway was completed.
