1 Introduction
1.4 Objectives of the
Constraints Study
The Constraints
Study has been carried out at an early stage of the project
with the objective of gathering as much background information
relating to the project as possible. This data collection
is focused on determining the constraints including physical,
environmental and engineering constraints, that exist and
could affect the location, design and progress of the scheme.
This report
records the collection of data to the end of March 2001. In
particular research on the engineering and environmental constraints
have been carried out and recorded. The size of the scheme,
approximately 105 kilometres in length, and extent of the
initial study area has resulted in a staged approach to data
collection. Early work has resulted in a reduction of the
initial study area (see Chapter 4) and further, more detailed,
data collection will be carried out in parallel with the route
corridor development.
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