New schemes will protect total of 660 houses across the three areas - each of which have previously been devastated by floods
Sandbags in place in Lustrum Beck in August 2013
A total of £13.3m will be spent on three flood schemes throughout Teesside it has been announced.
The new schemes will protect 660 houses in Port Clarence, Skinningrove and Lustrum Beck - each of which have previously been devastated by floods.
Floods Minister Dan Rogerson revealed today that 42 new flood schemes across the UK have been given the greenlight.
Previous flooding in Port Clarence, Skinningrove and Lustrum Beck
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In Teesside the new schemes starting construction this year will see:
£9.4m spent at Port Clarence protecting 351 houses
£2.2m spent at Skinningrove protecting 126 houses
£1.7m spent at Lustrum Beck, protecting 183 houses.
Each of these areas have been ravaged by flood waters in recent years.
Last December residents were evacuated from Port Clarence after a tidal surge broke through flood defences.
Meanwhile, the bridge, at Mill Lane, Skinningrove, was closed after it was damaged during extremely heavy rainfall on September 6 last year.
With a major route into the village unavailable, residents had to put up with the inconvenience as Redcar and Cleveland Council, Environment Agency and Northern Gas toiled to get the bridge reopened.
And properties in the Lustrum Beck area of Stockton were among those worst affected during the 2012 Autumn floods.
The investment in the flood schemes are part of the government’s long-term flood defence spending programme to protect communities and deliver vital infrastructure projects.
Floods Minister, Dan Rogerson, said: “After the wettest January for over 200 years, Britain has been battered by some exceptional weather and communities have been devastated by the impact of flooding.
“Our flood defences have been seriously tested over the past two months which is why we are investing in repairs to ensure these crucial defences can withstand future storms.
“More money than ever before is being invested in flood defences and the new schemes will give greater security to thousands of homes and businesses that have previously feared flooding.”
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