LA CORUNA GETS ITS OUTER HARBOUR
The Spanish cabinet has reserved 708ha of land for the construction of the Outer Harbour at La Coruna. Work will consist of the construction of a dyke 3.36km long and a contra-dyke 579 metres long. Within this protected area, transversal quay 921 metres in length will be built, alongside which draught will vary between 16 metres and 22 metres. Backup land will consist of an area of 143.5 hectares, of which 91 hectares will be infilled. Road access to the side will be via the Sabon industrial estate.
The E470m Vuosaari Harbour project will sweep up cargo operations from the existing city centre North and West Harbours, which are constrained by the surrounding city.
Work on creating the Outer Harbour began in April. The project should add a further 200m to the GDP of Galicia between 2005 and 2020.
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