A MAJOR UK town has revealed its £500million renovation plans as part of its' huge 2050 project. Dover, in Kent, is mainly visited by tourists heading abroad with ferry services across to Europe. But the new ‘Port of Dover 2050’ wants to see the area turned into a "regional tourist destination".
The waterfront, along with the Western Docks and Eastern Docks will be revamped in the multi-million pound regeneration. The promenade across Waterloo Crescent with get new pathways and play areas. A new commercial quarter will have cafés and restaurants.
While the project does not have a confirmed cost, it is expected to cost hundreds of millions with £500million invested across Dover's renovation. Doug Bannister, the chief executive of Port of Dover, told local media : “We're working through what all the detailed cost estimates might be, but safe to say it’s going to be hundreds and hundreds of millions of pounds to deliver it, but it's over the next 30 years. “Each of the components, the Western Docks, the Eastern Docks and the waterfront, all have projects that are starting now.
” It's not just tourist attractions and areas being renovated, as the area is set to undergo huge changes ahead of the EES system being introduced. First announced in 2022, the biometric checks will replace the need to stamp passports. However, despite hopes it would be introduced this winter , it has been delayed until next year.
The new checks will require more space for people using the D.