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Public opinions are invited over 'zero emission' ferry link
Central Somerset Gazette
|May 01, 2025
SOMERSET could get a “zero emission” ferry link to South Wales as part of £10bn plans to build a tidal lagoon to produce clean energy, it’s been suggested.
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The West Somerset tidal lagoon project aims to create a tidal lagoon between Minehead and Watchet by 2038 to “power two million homes”.
A key component of the proposal includes the establishment of a modern ferry terminal at Minehead. Under the proposals, a Roll-On/Roll-Off Passenger (ROPAX) ferry, capable of accommodating drive-on/drive-off vehicles, would serve as an alternative to the “heavily congested” M4/M5 corridor and the A39.
Researchers in South Wales looking at how travel could be transformed across the Bristol Channel with a boat link said they have now started “very early discussions” with the West Somerset Lagoon (WSL) team on the ferry plan.
This story is from the May 01, 2025 edition of Central Somerset Gazette.
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