ALMOST £2m in additional funding is being allocated towards vital remedial work on Whitby piers along with a major coastal protection scheme at South Cliff, Scarborough.
North Yorkshire County Council agreed to the funding to ensure the priority project goes ahead.
The authority had already made a £1.2m contribution in 2015 towards the South Cliff work, but further assessment by Scarborough Borough Council has led to an increase in the expected cost.
In addition, Scarborough requested a contribution to remedial work on Whitby piers and the extra £1.9m is towards both schemes, taking North Yorkshire’s share of the funding up to £3.1m.
County council leader Carl Les said: “The borough council is the primary authority for coastal defences, but due to the scale of the work required for these crucial schemes we have agreed to give this essential funding to help make up the shortfall in the multi-million pound works. The Whitby piers and Scarborough South Cliff infrastructures are critically important to our shared communities.’’
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