THE CHANNEL TUNNEL, FIXED LINK AND POSITIVE CHOICE

After describing the nature of the Channel Tunnel and outlining its history, this chapter discusses the Tunnel as a unique case study in transport and the environment. An environmental impact study was conducted in the English county of Kent as an essential tool for promoting the Tunnel. Consultants and researchers collected data and examined potential consequences throughout Kent, and set up an agenda for mutual cooperation, consultation, and supervision between many organisations and groups, that continued throughout the Channel Tunnel project. The Channel Tunnel Act was passed after extensive hearings and much public participation. The cooperation between Eurotunnel and local communities in Kent began even before Eurotunnel's bid for the Tunnel construction was accepted. Public meetings were held in each of three villages near the English terminal of the Tunnel at Cheriton, and generous compensation terms were offered to their inhabitants. There was much further cooperation with local communities, including local celebrations and an outreach and publicity programme. All these events show that the private sector can handle issues of transport and the environment well, and should be trusted by communities, governments, and shareholders to handle them. For the covering abstract, see IRRD 885112.

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• Authors:
  • MORTON, A
• Publication Date: 1996

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 100-9
• Serial:
  • TRANSPORT AND THE ENVIRONMENT: THE LINACRE LECTURES 1994-5
  • Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Conferences; Data collection; Environment; Environmental impact analysis; Environmental protection; Federal government; Fixed routes; History; Legislation; Policy; Private enterprise; Public participation; Publicity; Transportation; Underwater tunnels
• Geographic Terms: France; United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 8623: Data acquisition; 2455: Environment; 2444: Environment protection; 3363: Fixed link (transmaritime); 8036: France; 183: Government (national); 9096: History; 2436: Impact study (environment); 1556: Legislation; 173: Policy; 9118: Private; 142: Public participation; 8573: Publicity; 1155: Transport; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; History; Policy; Society; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00729827
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-19-854934-2
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Dec 26 1996 12:00AM