Detailed engineering and structural investigations into the condition of tidal flood defences in London and the Thames estuary are being carried out by TEAM2100, which includes engineering and programme management firm CH_2MHill, construction partner Balfour Beatty and other specialist contractors. The work is being carried out as part of the Environment Agency's (EA) ten-year programme to refurbish and replace tidal flood defences in London and the Thames estuary. The work will be largely complete by March 2016. The defences include. The EA said many of the defences, which include the Thames Barrier and 350km of flood walls and embankments, smaller barriers, pumping stations and flood gates, are more than 30 years old, and in some cases 100-plus years old. The investigations will provide information about the condition of individual defences as well as about the system as a whole. TEAM2100 is carrying out the first part of the EA's Thames Estuary 2100 Plan.
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