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Dawlish sea wall rebuild passes major milestone

ISAMBARD KingdomBrunel’scoastal railway through Dawlish is now better protected as construction of the new and bigger sea wall has reached another landmark stage.

The installation of all 164 wall panels, 203 pre-cast blocks and 189 recurve units that return waves back out to sea is now complete.

This innovative design, coupled with the increased height

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