Broughty Ferry Coastal Walkway

A durable, high quality concrete, able to withstand the hostile marine environment was an essential requirement for the recent refurbishment and upgrading of the scenic coastal path and sea wall that links the harbour at Dundee with Broughty Ferry. A specialist mix containing Sika admixtures was supplied to the project contractors, Torith Ltd’s Civil Engineering Division, by Hanson Concrete from their local Dundee plant.

Hanson Concrete , working closely with Sika Technologists, designed a concrete mix to meet the demands of this project. Concrete supplied was used to enhance the strength, impermeability and abrasion resistance; the concreete mix was also able to help with the protection of the steel reinforcement from chloride attack andable to reduce the potential for shrinkage.

The walkway was originally built in 1923, and is often described as one of Dundee’s hidden treasures, with views across the River Tay to Fife. Apart from the work to the sea walls, the two-year, £800,000 refurbishment to the walkway has included resurfacing and replacement of rails and barriers.