THE Dawlish sea wall project, instigated to protect the exposed railway line from high tides, has been completed.
The official opening of the £80m project was undertaken by the Secretary of State for Transport, Mark Harper, along with guests from the wider rail industry, the local council and pupils from local schools.
It was in February 2014 when the sea wall was breached by storms and high tides, undermining the railway and leaving tracks in mid-air. It cut off all of Cornwall and parts of Devon from the rest of the rail network.
Temporary repairs using shipping containers provided protection from the waves, allowing the railway to reopen two months later, but a more permanent solution was required.