Port extension

Description of works

• Extension of a riprap breakwater over 360 m;
• Conversion of the basin by dredging and rock removal, to moor 700 boats;
• Construction of 140 m of floating docks in reinforced concrete
   

Project

• Client: Joint association to build the port of Saint Cast
• Prime contractor: Departmental Council of Cotes d’Armor
• Duration: November 2007 to October 2010
• Amount: €24,000,000 excluding tax

Distinctive features and constraints 

• Tourist site (access and neighbourhood constraints)
• Exposed coastal site
   

Key figures

• Rock removal: 130,000 m3
• Dredging: 330,000 m3
• Riprap: 210,000 t
• Piles for floating docks: 115 u
• Reinforced concrete structures: 1600 m3
• Extension of the departmental port of Saint-Cast