{"id":72971,"date":"2023-02-03T17:41:55","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T17:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=72971"},"modified":"2023-02-13T12:26:57","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T12:26:57","slug":"delay-to-roath-park-dam-project-sees-costs-soar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2023\/02\/03\/delay-to-roath-park-dam-project-sees-costs-soar\/","title":{"rendered":"Delay to Roath Park Dam project sees costs soar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The multi-million pound Roath Dam project, to ensure the safety of the dam, will likely cost Cardiff Council more than initially thought<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A PROJECT to improve the safety of Roath is due to start in 2024, but costly delays have left the dam vulnerable in extreme weather events. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to the location of Roath Park, a breach of the lake&#8217;s dam, which sits underneath the promenade, could endanger lives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2014, an independent UK Government engineer inspected the dam and found it likely would not withstand an \u201cextreme weather event\u201d &#8211; meaning Cardiff Council had no choice but to come up with a proposal to make sure the dam was safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Roath-Park-and-Scott-Memorial-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73009\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Roath-Park-and-Scott-Memorial-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Roath-Park-and-Scott-Memorial-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Roath-Park-and-Scott-Memorial-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Roath-Park-and-Scott-Memorial-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Roath-Park-and-Scott-Memorial-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Roath-Park-and-Scott-Memorial-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Roath-Park-and-Scott-Memorial-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Roath-Park-and-Scott-Memorial-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Roath-Park-and-Scott-Memorial-1400x933.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Roath-Park-and-Scott-Memorial-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73009\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Roath-Park-and-Scott-Memorial-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Roath-Park-and-Scott-Memorial-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Roath-Park-and-Scott-Memorial-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Roath-Park-and-Scott-Memorial-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Roath-Park-and-Scott-Memorial-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Roath-Park-and-Scott-Memorial-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Roath-Park-and-Scott-Memorial-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Roath-Park-and-Scott-Memorial-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Roath-Park-and-Scott-Memorial-1400x933.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The inspection found the dam in its current state would not be able to withstand an extreme weather event.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Out of this, Cardiff Council&#8217;s Roath Park Dam Project was born. This introduced proposed works to ensure that water can safely pass through the dam in a one in 10,000 flooding event, and would not fail in even more extreme weather events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cReservoirs look very benign, but there\u2019s a huge amount of stored energy and if that\u2019s released, it\u2019s catastrophic,\u201d Darren Shaw, who is technical lead on the project, told <em>The Cardiffian<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The proposed work was due to start in 2024, lasting between 12 to 15 months, and will likely see the lake drained, areas near to the lake closed, as well as the potential closure of the children\u2019s play area and the park gates at night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, in December 2022 <em>The Cardiffian <\/em>was told the initial deadline for these works to start had been missed. The deadline was set by the engineer, an UK Government appointed all reservoir panel engineer, who came to inspect the dam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s not just about safety concerns, it&#8217;s also a costly delay. Cardiff Council has confirmed it expects the initial \u00a36million set aside to fund the works not to be enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We asked Cardiff Council when the initial deadline was and why it was missed, but it has not responded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe concern now is on the basis of more knowledge about dams, and perhaps dams having failed in other parts of the world,\u201d Anne Bell, a local resident and historian, said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cElsewhere in the country, there was that business in Derbyshire with a village, Whaley Bridge, under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-england-derbyshire-49189955\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Toddbrook Dam<\/a>. I don\u2019t think that\u2019s anything like Roath Lake, but the principle is the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s made people worry more.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Work on the dam is due to start in 2024, lasting between 12 to 15 months. It will likely see the lake drained, areas near to the lake closed, as well as the potential closure of the children\u2019s play area and the park gates at night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The proposed works, which were under consultation until January 9, include an enlarged spillway &#8211; where the water leaves the reservoir opposite the Terra Nova Cafe &#8211; from six metres wide to eight metres wide, and from three metres deep to six metres deep. However, a floodwall would also be built on the south side of the promenade, above the children&#8217;s play area, to prevent erosion from any overflowing water in extreme flooding events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/flo.uri.sh\/visualisation\/12639814\/embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe src=\"https:\/\/flo.uri.sh\/visualisation\/12639814\/embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><div style=\"width:100%!;margin-top:4px!important;text-align:right!important\"><a class=\"flourish-credit\" href=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/visualisation\/12639814\/?utm_source=embed&amp;utm_campaign=visualisation\/12639814\" target=\"_top\" style=\"text-decoration:none!important\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Made with Flourish\" src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/made_with_flourish.svg\" style=\"width:105px!important;height:16px!important;border:none!important;margin:0!important\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Made with Flourish\" src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/made_with_flourish.svg\" style=\"width:105px!important;height:16px!important;border:none!important;margin:0!important\"><\/noscript> <\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">The above interactive image shows the proposed spillway, and the current spillway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/flo.uri.sh\/visualisation\/12415320\/embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe src=\"https:\/\/flo.uri.sh\/visualisation\/12415320\/embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><div style=\"width:1000px!;margin-top:4px!important;text-align:right!important\"><a class=\"flourish-credit\" href=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/visualisation\/12415320\/?utm_source=embed&amp;utm_campaign=visualisation\/12415320\" target=\"_top\" style=\"text-decoration:none!important\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Made with Flourish\" src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/made_with_flourish.svg\" style=\"width:100%!important;height:16px!important;border:none!important;margin:0!important\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Made with Flourish\" src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/made_with_flourish.svg\" style=\"width:100%!important;height:16px!important;border:none!important;margin:0!important\"><\/noscript> <\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">The above interactive image shows the proposed floodwall, which would be no higher than the current fence shown in the second image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2022\/12\/21\/roath-parks-air-of-neglect-and-the-expensive-problems-lurking-under-the-suface\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">local concerns<\/a> about the need for dredging of the lake, the council said there is currently no plans to tie this into the works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the work is meant to help protect downstream populations from a breach, it may not always help with downstream flood risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Shaw said:&nbsp;\u201cIn a 1 in 100 chance, we won\u2019t pass any more water than comes through now. We\u2019re ensuring we\u2019re not making flooding worse. What we pass downstream is the same, or less.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAfter a point, it would make it worse than it is now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe thing to explain is that water is going down the river anyway. But we are making sure it\u2019s getting from one side of the dam to the other safely.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"903\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Flooding-in-Roath-Park-January.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Flooding-in-Roath-Park-January.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Flooding-in-Roath-Park-January-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/Flooding-in-Roath-Park-January-293x367.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"903\" 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