Kimmins encourages public to attend Information Event on proposed Portadown Flood Alleviation Scheme
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Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins is encouraging the public to attend an information event on the proposal for the Portadown Flood Alleviation Scheme.
This will be held on Thursday 16 October in Portadown Town Hall from 4.00 pm – 7.30 pm.
Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins said:
“Portadown has flooded regularly over the last 30-40 years, most recently during the autumn flooding of 2023. The proposals to reduce the risk of flooding from the River Bann and some of its tributaries includes construction of approximately eight kilometres of flood defences across 21 sites in the Portadown area at a construction cost estimate of £60 million.
“I encourage people in the area to go along and hear about the scheme proposals, see the drawings and visualisations of the proposed flood defences and meet the project team who are aiming to deliver this vitally important scheme for the Portadown area.”
The Detailed Design Phase has now been completed and the procurement process has now commenced. The overall construction of the ‘Portadown Flood Alleviation Scheme’ is due to commence in Autumn 2026, with an anticipated project duration of approximately six years. The works will be delivered in three phases, each spanning around two years.
Further information on the Portadown Flood Alleviation Scheme can also be found at: Portadown Flood Alleviation Scheme | Department for Infrastructure
Notes to editors:
- Significant flood events have been recorded during 1986, 1987, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015/16 and 2023. The frequency and extent of the flooding is predicted to increase with the effects of climate change. In October 2011 out-of-bank flooding occurred in the Portadown area resulting in the flooding of properties and infrastructure. Further floods in 2014 and 2015 caused damage to residential properties and businesses across the wider Portadown area.
- The proposed scheme is being designed to protect against a “1% Annual Exceedance Probability flood” with an allowance for climate change. This is a flood which is calculated to have a 1% chance of occurring in any given year and is known as the design flood event.
- Public consultations have taken place on the Environmental Statement and the Environmental Statement Addendum.
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