A well-used route near the Rodwell Trail is once again open for use, following stabilisation of the surrounding bank and resurfacing. This restoration comes after a landslip and a fallen tree had left the path unusable.
Dorset Council’s highways team cleared vegetation and rubbish and rebuilt the bank along the footpath from Rylands Lane off Doncaster Road in Wyke.
The existing path surface was excavated and reused, and materials used in the bank (including the biodegradable green membrane shown) will ensure its stability whilst allowing plants to grow.
Pictured is Green Councillor Clare Sutton with Dorset Council engineers Jill and Nigel. Cllr Sutton and Weymouth Town Green Councillor Helen Toft liaised closely with the engineers throughout and are working up some plans for planting and other ideas. Watch this space!
[Photo and original text (re-edited): @dorsetcounciluk]