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A SURVEY of silt levels in the canal and an assessment of the swing bridge and Lock Gates will be advanced next year.
Sinn Fein Cllr Deirdre Ferris asked the Council for an update on the Tralee Bay Blue Way feasibility study at the November meeting of the Tralee Municipal District of Kerry County Council.
In reply, the Council said an extensive survey of the 2.5km length of the Canal and the preparation of preliminary designs and plans to enable its use as a safe and healthy Blueway was included as an element for funding under Call 2 of the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund in 2020.
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This element of the application was not successful and is not included in the overall final grant award.
However, earlier this year, Tralee MD was successful in securing ORIS Funding of €31,050 as a Project Development Measure to undertake a Feasibility Study along the Tralee Ship Canal which includes for a survey of the existing silt levels in the canal, a condition survey of the canal slopes and an assessment of the lock gates and swing bridge. The study will be advanced during 2023.
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