Guidance

Transport hazard summary: coastal flooding and erosion

Provides information about coastal flooding and erosion risks to UK transport industry.

• From: Department for Transport and Met Office
• Published: 25 September 2025

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Transport hazard summary: coastal flooding and erosion

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This summary identifies some of the main risks associated with coastal flooding and erosion, such as:

• flooding from large waves and higher sea levels
• damage to coastal transport routes from erosion

It also provides advice to help mitigate and plan for these risks.

Direct impacts from coastal flooding and erosion include:

• impacts to safety due to powerful waves or collapsing coastal structures
• damage to transport infrastructure from flooding and erosion

This forms part of the Transport hazards summaries series, which helps organisations understand hazards that can impact UK transport.

Published 25 September 2025