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Study backs mayor's Thames Estuary airport plans
New report finds "no insoluble issues" to halt proposals for the construction of a new £40bn floating airport
By Pete Hayman Engineer Douglas Oakervee,
who helped with a similar
A report has concluded there project in Hong Kong, and
are no major issues preventing Bridget Rosewell, the Greater
plans for the construction of a London Authority's chief
£40bn floating airport off the economic advisor, formed
Essex and Kent coasts in the TERDC to carry out the report.
Thames Estuary. However, the plans are being
London mayor Boris Johnson opposed by Medway Council,
commissioned the Thames Kent County Council and the
Estuary Research and Develop- Royal Society for the Protection
ment Company (TERDC) study of Birds (RSPB).
into the proposed airport, According to the RSPB, the
which could feature up to six study fails to deal with a
runways to prevent the need to number of concerns, including
:
rspb
expand Heathrow Airport and the increased likelihood of image
meet increased demand. birdstrike affecting aircraft. RSPB reserves on the estuary coast could be at risk from the plans
£36m Surrey Sports Park set for January opening
Work begins on
Basildon centre
By Tom Walker "The correct product mix and Construction work has
layout is very important as started at the site of the
A £36m sports centre is set to students often want to pop in £38m Basildon Sporting
open at the University of Surrey for quick gym sessions in Village in Essex, which will
in Guildford in January 2010. between lectures and get boast the county's first
The Surrey Sports Park is to bored quickly." Olympic-sized swimming
boast an eight-lane Olympic- Other facilities will include a pool when complete.
sized swimming pool with 12m climbing wall, three Community Solutions
spectator seating and a 120-sta- Life Fitness will equip the gym multi-purpose sports halls, for Leisure has been
tion fitness suite supplied by squash courts, eight outdoor appointed by Basildon
Life Fitness, which used its Jour- and increase the longevity of tennis courts, three artificial Council to build the
ney system in the design of the their exercise sessions". turf pitches, 10 football/rugby complex, which is set to
fitness suite, which intends to Rob Jones, development pitches and two multi-purpose open in 2011.
stop students "getting bored manager of Life Fitness, said: exercise studios.
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