• DocumentCode
    7621
  • Title

    Britain´s root canal [Built Environment Canals]

  • Author

    Pool, Rebecca

  • Volume
    8
  • Issue
    8
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    Sept. 2013
  • Firstpage
    64
  • Lastpage
    67
  • Abstract
    David Weight, a senior consultant at AECOM, released a paper outlining ambitious plans to build a large canal with electrical power down the spine of Britain. With a construction price tag of some £14bn, the multi-functional canal would transfer water from the Scottish Borders to the south of England, offer a sustainable alternative to road and rail freight, and eventually co-exist with high voltage DC lines.
  • Keywords
    canals; Britain root canal; David Weight; construction price tag; electrical power; high voltage DC lines; multifunctional canal; rail freight;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Engineering & Technology
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    1750-9637
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/et.2013.0808
  • Filename
    6598715