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Horse tram tracks to be completed over winter

Current stage has been delayed due to Covid-19

Work to rebuild the horse tram tracks along part of Douglas Promenade will be completed over the winter period.

The infrastructure minister says he will seek Tynwald approval for the stretch, between Broadway and the Sea Terminal, in November.

Tim Baker was quizzed by East Douglas MHK Clare Barber as to why it couldn’t be done sooner:

Mr Baker said the current stage is taking priority but he wants to get the work finished and ‘get off the prom’: 

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