Aqua motorway plans move step closer
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By Alan
McGuinness
Ambitious plans to transform the River Medway
into an ‘aqua motorway’ have moved a step closer to reality.
Medway Council's leader, Rodney Chambers,
said he was backing 'further investigation' into plans to use the
river as a transport hub.
The brainchild of Simon Green, head of the
Kent and Medway branch of charity Groundwork, the river would slash
congestion in the area, and transport people between the Medway
towns.
Audio: hear Medway Council leader Rodney
Chambers tell the project's history
Cllr Chambers, who is also the chairman of the
Medway Renaissance Partnership, said a feasibility study would be
worthwhile.
A good starting point would involve
investigating the viability of setting up a water taxi service
between Chatham town centre and the Medway City Estate.
“It is worth carrying out a further
feasibility study that would cover all aspects such as the landing
points…the difference between low tide and high tide and also an
examination of what the likely charging costs would be,” he
said.
Mr Green says that at one time the idea was ‘a
bit of a joke’, but now things had changed.
He was optimistic of seeing his plan put into
practice. He said: “I think it’s an idea whose time is maybe
approaching. It won’t happen next week, but it might happen in the
next two or three years.”
Wednesday, May 06 2009
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