THE public consultation on the outline design for the Douglas Promenades refurbishment project is due to close this Friday (November 9).
A planning application has already been submitted for the first phase of the Douglas promenades improvement project.
This £1.5 million first phase covers the section of Loch Promenade from the Sea Terminal to Regent Street and include improvements to the landward side of the carriageway up to but not including the existing horse tram tracks.
Designs for future phases of the Promenades project are currently being developed.
Outline plans can be viewed at the Department of Infrastructure’s Murray House Planning reception, the Sea Terminal concourse and on the department’s website.
They cover the sections from the Sea Terminal to Regent Street and Regent Street to Tower House. The plans include in the proposals to move the horse tram tracks, creating a new single track corridor to the seaward side of the roadway.
Minister for Infrastructure David Cretney MHK said his department would welcome written comments and suggestions regarding the outline designs. Alternatively, a questionnaire is available from the Sea Terminal or on the department’s website via surveymonkey.com/s/YourPromenade-YourSay
Meanwhile, the first phases of the Douglas regeneration project have been completed on time and within budget.
Following refurbishment of Upper Nelson Street, the Prospect Hill/Ridgeway Street junction, Lower Nelson Street and Wellington Street, designs are being prepared for the main retail area of Duke Street and Strand Street with work expected to begin in March 2013.
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