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Embankment
Stabilisation
Roadside Water Erosion Project
Roadside bank erosion was being caused by poor drainage. The solution was to
remove the soil along the bank lay one row of URRO Blocks along the bottom of
the bank and angle two blocks on top of the existing blocks to give stability to
the bank and give excellent drainage through the blocks. The top soil was then
replaced over the blocks and replanted.
Forest
Enterprise Riverbank at Clava
The river Nairn at Clava was badly eroded and needed to be stabilised. The
landowner undertook the work first forming a line of keystones along the river
edge. A natural slope was formed and two layers of URRO Blocks were placed and
covered with a soil retaining geomesh. Seeded soil was positioned over the mesh
to bring the bank back to its original state. The bank has been subjected to
flood conditions without damage.
  
River Enrick project at Glenurquhart
Forest Enterprise rebuilt part of the river Enrick bank at Glenurquhart
using URRO Blocks stabilised with wood piling. Serious flooding since 1989 had
resulted in damage to farmland and forestry. Instead of using traditional heavy
rock armour for controlling and channelling the floodwater, the project used a
more natural approach to remove the erosion problem without affecting the river
course or deflecting the problem downstream. The high permeability of the URRO
block allows water
to flow around and within the blocks dissipating energy without eroding the
bank.
before...
early stages of construction...
blocks stacked in place...
completed bank before reseeding | 
