The Myrke Embankment in Datchet continues to degrade. Originally built around 2000 – alongside a promise to offer improved protection – the 350m embankment construction suffered severe damage in 2003. The embankment was consequently dismantled and rebuilt (at a cost of £1.3m) as a matter of urgency in 2004. Since then the embankment has degraded steadily over time. The images below record the state of the embankment now (August 2025) – with the close-woven polypropylene geotextile reinforcement increasingly exposed in many places.
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The £1.3m Myrke Embankment problem
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