Public Views Sought Over Mersey Tidal Barrier Plan
The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on the BBC.
This is the sub-heading.
More details have been revealed about plans to build the world’s largest tidal barrier in the River Mersey.
These two paragraphs outline the project.
A dam-like structure would be constructed between Wirral and Liverpool, with the possibility of cyclists and pedestrians being able to walk across it.
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority believes the project could generate enough clean, predictable energy to power hundreds of thousands of homes for 120 years.
Note.
- A six-week public consultation on the scheme will begin on 1 October, offering local people and organisations the chance to comment on the plans.
- Steve Rotherham, who is the Mayor, has said it will be within ten years.
As Rotherham has called in the Korean experts, he could likely be right.
This is a flythrough of the barrage.
The Anonymous Widower 
Even allowing for the Mersey mostly coming down the Manchester ship canal, it would almost certainly silt up in no time.
Of course it could also provide a sensible Mersey crossing for vehicles, but political correctness and the desire to keep charging tolls, means a high cost in time an money for longer journeys via existing crossings.
Comment by R. Mark Clayton | September 22, 2024 |