The £100m Bridgwater Tidal Barrier – designed to protect some 13,000 homes and businesses from tidal flooding – is one step nearer. The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), George Eustice, has approved the Transport and Works Act Order (TWAO) which was submitted in December 2019 and grants powers to construct and operate the barrier. Bridgwater Tidal Barrier, a partnership project between the Environment Agency and Sedgemoor District Council, will feature two moveable gates on the River Parrett between Express Park and Chilton Trinity in Bridgwater. In addition, new flood defence embankments and improvements to existing embankments will be constructed on the River Parrett downstream of the barrier. New eel and fish passes will be installed at up to 12 sites upstream on the rivers Parrett and Tone. https://feredaypollard.com/projects/bridgewater-flood-barrier