River Route Cost (Jan 2000) Source




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Complete Whitminster Lock 100,000 Bridge=Atkins, guiliotine=quotes
Connection to River 25,000 Atkins=£9k, seems low
River from connection to Latham Aqueduct site 60,000 Atkins
Latham to Fromebridge weir 140,000 Atkins, bridge £50k, river £73k
MOD pipeline 87,000 Atkins + estimates from BPA
Bridge at Fromebridge 35,000 Atkins
Removal of Fromebridge Weir 100,000 Educated guess
Excavation river from Fromebridge to A38 150,000 Atkins=£101k for new separate channel
Construction of deep channel under A38 440,000 Halcrow Jan 2000
Excavation A38 to M5 150,000 Educated guess
Lower water and gas pipes 160,000 Atkins=£111k without extra depth
Deepen Channel under M5 250,000 Educated guess
New Lock and Weir (2.7m lock rise) 200,000 Atkins=£250k (thought to be high)
New canal from New Lock to Westfield Bridge  200,000 Atkins=£164k for shorter




Total: 1,997,000





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