Civils contractor Octavius has secured a further £11.5m from Network Rail to continue repairing the historic Ryde Pier on the Isle of Wight.
During this phase, the private equity-owned company, formerly known as Osborne Infrastructure, will renew the permanent way railway tracks, and install new glass-reinforced plastic fencing, walkways and troughing. It will also upgrade the signalling.
Built in 1814, Ryde Pier is the oldest and, at 800m, the second-longest seaside pier in the UK. It provides a major link between the Isle of Wight and the English mainland via the ferry service which docks there. A train line operated by South Western Railway carries passengers from the pier to the Ryde Esplanade.
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