2023 Report details for project: Bridgwater Barrier
| Project name | Bridgwater Barrier - there are 3 reports for this project: 2021, 2022, 2023 |
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| Organisation | DEFRA (D7 ) - see all reports for this organisation |
| Report year | 2023 (data is from September 2022) |
| Category | Infrastructure - see all reports for this category |
| Description: | The Environment Agency are working in partnership with Sedgemoor District Council to deliver this project located on the Parrett Estuary at Bridgwater, Somerset. The project will provide protection from tidal flooding to the town of Bridgwater and villages downstream. |
| DCA (RAG) | Amber |
| DCA text: | Compared to financial year 21/22-Q4, Senior Responsible Owner's DCA rating at 22/23-Q4 decreased from Green to Amber. This is primarily due to the following factors. March 2022 the Secretary of State signed the Bridgwater Tidal Barrier Transport & Works Act Order (TWAO). The TWAO sets out the statutory powers to deliver the construction of the Bridgwater Tidal Barrier Scheme. Detailed design is on programme and cost estimates and the full business case will be be submitted for assurance in the next quarter. The construction industry is subject to very high inflation due to fuel prices and under-supply in key areas such as availability of heavy plant. We are updating the project estimate to take account of inflation that has occurred and the predicted level anticipated in future years. The Environment Agency is reviewing the impact that inflation is having on partnership funding arrangements. |
| Start date | 2014-03-01 |
| End date | 2030-12-31 |
| Schedule text | Compared to financial year 21/22-Q4, the project's end-date at 22/23-Q4 remained schedule to finish on 2030-12-31. This is primarily due to the following factors. March 2022 the Secretary of State signed the Bridgwater Tidal Barrier Transport & Works Act Order (TWAO). The TWAO sets out the statutory powers to deliver the construction of the Bridgwater Tidal Barrier Scheme. Detailed design is on programme and cost estimates and the full business case will be be submitted for assurance in the next quarter. The construction industry is subject to very high inflation due to fuel prices and under-supply in key areas such as availability of heavy plant. We are updating the project estimate to take account of inflation that has occurred and the predicted level anticipated in future years. The Environment Agency is reviewing the impact that inflation is having on partnership funding arrangements. |
| Baseline | £2.48m |
| Forecast | £2.48m |
| Variance | 0.00% |
| Variance text: | The GMPP project did not provide data |
| Whole Life Cost | £225.00m |
| WLCost text: | Compared to financial year 21/22-Q4, the project's departmental-agree Whole Life Cost at 22/23-Q4 remained at 225m. This is primarily due to the following factors. The Whole Life cash cost over the 100 year assessment period is 225m |
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| Sourcefile | IPA_2023.csv |
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