Kingston Pier appoints revetment contractor while dredging stays in tender

What changed

The 14 May 2026 government release names Land and Marine Ocean Engineering only for the rock revetment and says the separate dredging and pier-repair request for tender has been released. The project page defines approximately 4,700 cubic metres of dredging, a channel depth near 3.2 metres below mean sea level, quarry reuse, archaeology, pier works and environmental monitoring. Its timing statements are programme expectations rather than evidence of award, mobilisation or accepted output.

Why it matters

The sequence is driven by a physical interface, not administrative convenience. The western revetment is meant to absorb changed wave action from the deeper channel, so its completion and accepted condition affect when dredging can start. The second contractor must then work around an operating island pier, heritage-sensitive seabed, marine-park water-quality controls and a defined quarry route for recovered material.