Coastal protection work at East Cliff and Boscombe Beach has been completed ahead of schedule.
BCP Council says the renewal of 4 timber groynes has finished 3 weeks early as part of the Poole Bay Beach Management Scheme.
The programme is a long term project designed to protect the coastline from erosion and flooding through regular beach replenishment and replacement of timber groynes.
During the latest phase, carried out with partner Suttle Projects Ltd, crews installed 28 vertical piles and 2050 metres of horizontal planking anchored up to 5 metres deep into the beach.
The structures help slow the natural movement of sand along the coastline and support the stability of beaches, seawalls and nearby cliffs.
Councillor Andy Hadley said the work is vital to protecting communities from coastal flooding and erosion.
He added that timber groynes normally need replacing every 25 years and without them some coastlines could erode by up to 1 metre each year.
A second phase of the project will begin in October 2026 to replace 3 further groynes west of Boscombe Pier.
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