Workshops
In August 2001 a major public consultation event took place regarding the proposals for a New Tyne Crossing. This event took the form of a major two-venue exhibition, a series of smaller exhibitions, plus workshops.� The objective of the consultation was to present the chosen immersed tube scheme in an accessible way to the local and wider communities and as many interested parties as possible.�
As well as ensuring that all parties understood the proposals, the consultation exercise provided the public with an opportunity to comment on the proposals and express concerns.� These concerns will be taken into account� (wherever possible and practicable) when finalising the design of the scheme and mitigation measures.� Thus, one of the main purposes of this feedback exercise is to inform the project team and TWPTA about the concerns raised.
The following notes provide feedback details from each of the five workshop groups.� Five workshop groups were arranged, as follows (with dates):
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� Friday 13th July 2001���� |
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Saturday 14th July 2001 |
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Monday 16th July 2001� |
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Monday 16th July 2001 |
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Monday 16th July 2001� |
It should be emphasised that the views expressed at the Workshop and recorded in these notes are not necessarily representative of either those who will be affected by a new tunnel, or those who are proposing it.� Moreover, there may be factual inaccuracies in what people have said (this is part of the nature of Workshops), which may be evident in the following factual accounts (we have neither corrected nor drawn attention to these factual inaccuracies).