Shore Access & Causeways

We can provide two shore access solutions to complement your project’s requirements. Either a pontoon system that floats with the rise and fall of the tide, or a submerged causeway that is designed to work above and below the water.

Floating Walkways 

We can install a pontoon walkway from the shore out to deep water. The length and design will depend on the gradient of the foreshore and the depth required at low water levels.

We can also design and supply the mooring and anchor system to hold it in place, the life-saving appliances, and lights to warn passing vessels and marine traffic.

Fixed Causeway

We can design and build a temporary fixed, raised causeway that can be built out across wet ground and can be fully or partially submerged by tide or flood water.

They are designed to deal with the impact of waves and side loadings from currents and tides. 

We can do basic ground investigation work to establish how we set the footings or foundations on sand, gravel, or mud. They can be drilled and fixed into bedrock or loose rock if running over a rocky foreshore.

Shore Access and Causeway Case Studies

Fixed Walkway – St Mawes, Cornwall

 A private resident in St Mawes, Falmouth, needed a temporary, high-quality fixed walkway built for the summer season. The walkway needed to provide easy access from their waterside property to the water, even at low tide, for their holiday guests.

Floating Bridge Lift – Penwhapple

Beaver Bridges asked us to assist with the replacement of a footbridge at Penwhapple Reservoir in Scotland, and to install a temporary pontoon walkway for access.

Neath Swing Bridge

An 8x4m ScaffFloat pontoon attached to the shore was provided for access to scaffold and carry out repairs on the Neath Swing Bridge in Wales.

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