Proposed Morecambe Bay Bridge

29 June 2004, Grange-over-Sands

300 people packed into the Victoria Hall to hear more about the proposed Morecambe Bay Bridge.  A report of the event is available from the Westmorland Gazette's web page.

If you'd like a copy of the speakers' presentations, we can print these off as handouts, but we request a £10.00 donation to cover the administration and postage.  Please make cheques payable to Morecambe Bay Partnership and sent these with your details to 32 Market Place, Kendal, LA9 4TN. 

SPEAKERS The concept of the bridge  - David Brockbank, Bridge Across the Bay Ltd. Valuing the nature of the Bay  - Laurence Rose/Tim Melling RSPB Protecting our natural heritage - Chris Lumb, English Nature Shifting sands  - Colin Scott, Associated British Ports marine              environmental research Renewable energy - all green & clean?  - Simon Shackley, Tyndall Centre, UMIST Regeneration opportunities for West Cumbria  - Bob Pointing, West Lakes Renaissance Connectivity and the Regional Spatial Strategy  - Tim Hill, North West Regional Assembly

QUESTIONS

During the question session a number of points of view were put forward and questions were asked about:

• The appearance - how the bridge would look
• The engineering feasibility - how deep is the sediments that the piles would have to be driven into
• The economics - how much would it cost to build, how much power would be generated
• The impact on Barrow-in-Furness - would it mean more people leaving Barrow or more people commuting from Barrow
• The road links to the bridge and plans for the A590

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