chickenrunner
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Yeah but those 'chintzy' scatter cushions blow that concept right out of the water.You look like a hoodlum out for trouble in that pic Erimus.
Yeah but those 'chintzy' scatter cushions blow that concept right out of the water.You look like a hoodlum out for trouble in that pic Erimus.
Schitt! Sorry I forgot!!!But, but wasn't all that money we save going to go to the NHS ?
And a damn sight faster movingAnd the Transporter would be better in the air and on the deck than Flint!
No way The Transporter should be mothballed or turned into a museum piece.It’s important to keep alive iconic structures like this. It marks the town out.
when you think £40m has been spent (& counting) on a white elephant airport and £30m on an asbestos ridden Stockton theatre I’d think £7m is cheap.
this area seems to have decision makers about the same level as boro’s recruitment department
Yes.My reading of it was also that the 7 million is spread over a decade.
Sort the money to get the bridge up and running asap. The broader plan for Teesside has to be another crossing and complete rerouting and remodeling of the main arterial roads.It needs to be preserved as a working bridge otherwise what’s the point.
Of the two options on the table I would say the £7 million over ten years to turn it into a tourist attraction is the best one. It does the work required and keeps it but at the same time reduces the wear and tear of everyday use.
the thing that scares me is the report says it is that badly in need of repair threat they can’t say for sure that bits haven’t already dropped off!
as for putting in a swing bridge or other tumour... you can’t. The river is in daily navigation use as far as BIllingham Oil Jetty... the river is also too wide at the point for an effective moving bridge other than a Transporter with gondola.
the only safe option for another crossing east of the Transporter that would not effect shipping is a tunnel. Considering the cost to build and the heavily populated shoreline on both sides it’s a complete none starter
an archway?Without the "crossing element" what is it?
Missed the cushions good spot ChickenYeah but those 'chintzy' scatter cushions blow that concept right out of the water.
Couple of things about that picture, its terrific. I didn't realise the ground was so close, if you drive there from the bridge its a couple of miles. Secondly, on the boro side of the bridge there used to be a cafe on the approach road, can't remember what its called, is it still there?IThe bridge is the core of that heritage and identity. It has to be up and running. It cant become a museum piece.
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Over 10 years? Then it's even more 'buttons' than I originally thought. Perhaps FMTTM could sponsor it, seems to be the fashion at the moment.My reading of it was also that the 7 million is spread over a decade.