BRIGHTON’S newest adrenaline rush ride will be up and running ahead of the school holidays, organisers have announced.

Work has begun concreting the landing base for the Brighton Zip on the seafront in readiness for its launch later this summer.

Organisers of the 300 metre long attraction say the project has been delayed by bad weather but hope construction can be completed in good time for when schools finish at the end of July.

The first parts of the tower will arrive on site next week.

The high-wire attraction is designed to fill the void left by the Brighton Wheel, which was forced to leave the city as part of the i360 planning agreement, and is being delivered by the same company, Paramount Entertainments.

Customers will scale a helter skelter fairground ride installed on the foundation of the Brighton Wheel before flying through the air to a boat-shaped landing point further east along the beach.

Dubbed “a sporty alternative to the i360” it is estimated up to 32,000 customers annually could take the plunge and up to 6,500 customers a month at its busiest.

The venue will open between 10am and 11pm for around 310 days a year, only closing during poor weather.

The site will also have a two-tiered 140-cover café, souvenir shop, changing facilities and an equipment store along with a dedicated exhibition area for temporary exhibitions or tourist information.

Work on this will be carried out over the winter during the off-peak tourism season.

It was initially thought the attraction could have opened by the tail end of last summer before delays in planning permission.

Organisers had been working towards a revised opening this month but have now said those looking forward to trying out the ride will have to wait just a little bit longer with construction expected to take between four and six weeks.

The attraction is being built by Dorset-based JM Adventure, which has been creating rope courses throughout the world for more than 15 years.

Its previous projects include a high-wire adventure course at CenterParcs Longleat and the enchanted forest tree top quest at Alton Towers as well as projects in Singapore, Uganda and work for the RAF on the Falkland Islands.

Delso Da Silva, Brighton Zip manager, said: “The landing site is being constructed at the moment. We have fallen behind a little bit because of the weather.

“The tower itself will not take a long time to assemble and we will definitely be open for when the kids break up.”