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The Myrke Embankment in Datchet continues to degrade<\/strong><\/span>.\u00a0 Originally built around 2000 – alongside a promise to offer improved protection – the 350m embankment construction suffered severe damage in 2003.\u00a0 \u00a0The embankment was consequently dismantled and rebuilt (at a cost of \u00a31.3m)<\/a><\/strong><\/span> as a matter of urgency in 2004.\u00a0 Since then the embankment has degraded steadily over time.\u00a0 The images below record the state of the embankment now (August 2025) – with the close-woven polypropylene geotextile reinforcement increasingly exposed in many places.<\/p>\n

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For more on this story please follow the links below<\/p>\n

Letter from EA<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The \u00a31.3m Myrke Embankment problem<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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