The Millennium Link canal restoration figures

[nine9feet]

According to this BBC News item on The Millennium Link canal restoration, the project has helped deliver over £178m of investment and 4,000 jobs in five years.

 

"A study, conducted [by] consultants Roger Tym & Partners, assessed the progress of the project since 2003.

 

The £84.5m scheme was Europe's largest canal restoration project to link the Forth & Clyde and Union Canals.

 

The figures go beyond original forecasts set in 1999 which predicted £100m of investment and 3,420 new jobs.

 

The study also found that the Falkirk Wheel, built to link the canals, has attracted 1.6 million visitors since 2003."

 

OK, that's great news for the waterways and potential future investment but I can't help being sceptical about these numbers - e.g. 4,000 jobs. How does restoring a few miles of canal produce that result?

[Yoda]

It's a small number of people, many times over. Just like any voluntary group.