Poole secures crucial funding for Twin Sails bridge (From Thisisdorset)
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Poole secures crucial funding for Twin Sails bridge
9:59am Friday 12th March 2010 in News By James Morton
TWIN TOWN: Poole has landed a government grant of £14.1 million for the Twin Sails bridge
POOLE'S Twin Sails bridge has finally secured vital government funding.
After a nervewracking delay, the Department of Transport handed the town the news it had been waiting for - confirmation of the £14.1 million grant for the scheme.
It means all the funding for the £37 million project is now in place.
Work is expected to start in early summer and take around 20 months.
See Saturday's Daily Echo for the full story.
Comments(9)
Skatha
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12:32pm Fri 12 Mar 10
Now people driving to Poole from Hamworthy will have to wait for TWO bridges to close in order to get to the other side.
What a load of b*****ks!
Glashen
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12:50pm Fri 12 Mar 10
Skatha wrote:I'm sorry, you will only drive over one bridge, the one that is open which you will be directed to, you would only drive over the other bridge if you drove round in circles. A higher fixed bridge might have been the better option, I think Poole council thought so, before the public enquiry rejected the idea, but now it is going to be a second lifting bridge so we will all have to live with it.
Personally I think a fly-over would have been preferable to this monstrosity.
Now people driving to Poole from Hamworthy will have to wait for TWO bridges to close in order to get to the other side.
What a load of b*****ks!
rook
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5:21pm Fri 12 Mar 10
This Government is just trying to ruin the country before they get sent back to Scotland, which is the only part of Britain which votes for or benefits from a Labour government.
Maybe they'll give me £5 million for a new gnome in my garden - it will be as much use as this bridge.
Skatha
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6:51pm Fri 12 Mar 10
Glashen wrote:Yes we will only drive over one bridge - but whilst each bridge is raised to allow the marine traffic through, the main road into Poole will STILL be gridlocked as it is now when the current bridge is open.
Skatha wrote:I'm sorry, you will only drive over one bridge, the one that is open which you will be directed to, you would only drive over the other bridge if you drove round in circles. A higher fixed bridge might have been the better option, I think Poole council thought so, before the public enquiry rejected the idea, but now it is going to be a second lifting bridge so we will all have to live with it.
Personally I think a fly-over would have been preferable to this monstrosity.
Now people driving to Poole from Hamworthy will have to wait for TWO bridges to close in order to get to the other side.
What a load of b*****ks!
With 2000 new homes in the area, this is potentially up to a further 2000 cars on the same stretch of road into Poole.
This bridge has been voted in for it's "looks" rather than any practical features and it is we, the residents of Hamworthy who will continue to suffer having to wait to get out of our own driveways when the Blandford Road is gridlocked when the bridge/s are open.
Was Charlie
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7:15pm Fri 12 Mar 10
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When approaching the bridge by road and the signs say it is open, is it open or closed? Does it mean it is open to traffic or open to boats? Never could work that out.
peter beneather benifit cheater
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8:26pm Fri 12 Mar 10
kathywil
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11:10am Sat 13 Mar 10
yankee
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10:24pm Sat 13 Mar 10
Up and over makes more sense. The French had a pioneering, cost- effective design that has been used not only there, but all over America, with great success.
MJD says...
10:15am Fri 12 Mar 10