Big Dig (Liverpool)
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The Big Dig was a collection of various civil engineering projects in Liverpool to regenerate the city.
The scheme was a ten-year plan for the city's 2008 European Capital of Culture status. The city gained a new shopping centre Liverpool One. It cost around £3bn and created 14,000 jobs and included a rationalisation of the city centre traffic network.{{cite web |url=http://www.bigdig.liverpool.gov.uk/ |title=Big Dig |author=Liverpool City Council |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070102225755/http://www.bigdig.liverpool.gov.uk/ |archivedate=2 January 2007 |df=dmy-all }}
Criticism
Implementation of the scheme was protracted and severely hampered the ability of the city to perform as a commercial centre. The cancellation of the 2007 Mathew Street Festival was directly attributed to the 'big dig'.{{Fact|date=August 2007}}
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External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070102225755/http://www.bigdig.liverpool.gov.uk/
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Category:Buildings and structures in Liverpool
Category:Transport in Liverpool
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