Argyll and Bute Harbour Board has agreed funding of £3 million, over the next two years, to progress the next phase of work to replace Craignure Ferry Terminal, Mull, and support wider plans to improve island connectivity.
This will help bring the project to its construction stage by funding the completion of business cases, Environmental Impact Assessments, planning, licensing, design and tendering.
This stage will also produce more accurate construction estimates, which are currently projected at £96 million for the project, based on inflationary increases to the original 2020 estimates.
Planning for Craignure Terminal’s replacement is to accommodate new ferries being deployed to Mull by Transport Scotland. The preferred location for the new terminal is just north of the current pier based on factors like safe water depth and prevailing weather direction… more in the printed issue