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THE NORTHERN REACHES RESTORATION GROUP | |||||||
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Environmental Resources Management Options Appraisal Study More than 800 new jobs, new marinas, £45 million new private investment and an extra £21 million visitor income are just a few of the projected benefits identified in the recently completed Environmental Resources Management Options Appraisal Study. The impact study has been presented to North West Development Agency, as a potential major funder. The project has also been discussed with, among others, the Highways Agency in respect of the M6 crossings, Rural Regeneration Cumbria and the Heritage Lottery Fund. The study examined the feasibility of the restoration project in terms of engineering, funding, water resources, heritage, land and social and economic benefits. The whole restoration has now been costed at just over £50 million, and could be achievable by 2008. |
Some of the main benefits identified:
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Studies carried out to date ’Restoring The Northern Reaches of the Lancaster Canal – Feasibility Study’ – IWA 1992 ’The Northern reaches of the Lancaster Canal – Strategy for Restoration’ – NRRG 1993 ’The Economic Impact of Canal Development Schemes’ by Ecotec Research and Consulting Ltd for BW 1996 ‘Lancaster Canal – Gateway to the Lake District – A Prospectus March 2000’ -British Waterways ’Lancaster Canal Northern reaches Engineering Strategy – Final Report’ Scott Wilson – ’Lancaster Canal Kendal to Carnforth – Study of Access to and along the Towpath’ – Lancaster Canal Trust October 2000 ’Conservation Plan – A Desk Study’ British Waterways –– commissioned by NRRG |
