The Ribble Tidal Vanguard
The Ribble Vanguard connection road and harbor.
Connecting Lytham St Annes and Southport.
Connecting Lytham St Annes and Southport.
The connection road which runs the span of the estuary connecting Lytham St Annes and Southport, this connection road will reduce travel times and emissions, the current average travel time between Southport and Lytham St Annes is 1 hour 15 minutes and 53.1 miles one-way trip, with having to go either through Preston or having to connect to the motorway network.
we calculated this journey's emissions and cost :
The price at the time of writing this paper is petrol national average is £1.63 premium per Liter and £1.78 for diesel per Liter of fossil fuels at current pump prices, using an online CO2 calculator called Fleet World which calculates CO2 produced when the 2 types of engine was checked a petrol engine would cost £12.32 for the return journey and would expel 1828.87 kg of co2 per journey and the diesel would cost£ 14.40 and 1813.4kg of co2
Why the Ribble Vanguard Tidal Road?
The Ribble Vanguard Tidal road would reduce the journey time and cost of the Southport to Lytham St Annes route the journey would only take 18 miniute's and only be 14. miles from end to end this also reduces emissions and costs to the driver Reducing the journey cost. Many other emission problems are also a benefit with the Ribble Vanguard Tidal road, the idea of reducing both emissions and traffic congestion within Preston and the motorway network which otherwise would need to be used .Exits to the Tidal road will be possible around the harbor in order to park up and look around or maybe just pop into the harbor cafe.
A motorist would save each way will save £6-7 GBP, yes that's each direction and will Produce half to 3/4 of emissions for the same journey without the tidal road.
There will be car parks at either end of the estuary's starting points these will have a dedicated electric land tram running twice hourly and making many stop offs along the estuary's connection road and harbor, the tram will be charged directly off the tidal barrages energy generation. The carparks will also be a drop off point for those wishing to visit the estuary barrage who wish to take advantage of the free parking and free land train experience and fantastic views of the nature and the Irish sea.
The harbor and cafe.
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With the estuary being a working water way for many types of water craft and lesuire activities the harbor and rotating bridge is essential need, a harbor is required to allow these craft through the tidal barrier.
Within the same area is the estuary's cafe which serves hot food and drink all year around taking in the views from the indoor and outdoor seating.
Why not visit the renewable energy and nature centre which will have interactive displays on subjects such as sustainability, green energy production and the local nature to the local nature to the river Ribble and why the area is so important to preserve and protect all the river Ribble estuary's due to the sensitive balance of nature which resides only in this part of the United Kindgom.