More than £900,000 has been spend on the redesigned road scheme for Douglas promenades.
Questions about how much had been spent on design fees and other costs were raised in the House of Keys by Michael MHK Alfred Cannan.
Revised plans to redevelop Loch and Harris promenades including the creation of a ‘cultural quarter’ by the Gaiety Theatre were submitted this month.
But there’s no provision for horse trams - as the proposal to move the line onto the promenade walkways was thrown out by a planning inspector on safety grounds.
In a written reply to Mr Cannan, Infrastructure Minister Phil Gawne said: ‘Following extensive consultation, a design for the new layout of the promenade, from the Bottleneck Car Park to Strathallan Crescent, was submitted for planning approval.
‘The planning inspector was generally supportive of the road design which cost approximately £914,688 for design, project management, cost consultant and planning amongst other minor items.
‘The rail and walkway elements which the inspector did not support cost approximately £381,937. ‘
The Minister told the Keys that the fees relating to the completed phase one of the promenade redevolopment totalled £149,376 while those for phase two, which was designed but never built, totalled £182,290.
