However, there is no evidence that LDDC foresaw
this scale of development and nearby Heron Quays had already
been developed as low density offices when Canary Wharf was
proposed, Flats for sale Birmingham with
similar development already underway on Canary Wharf itself,
Limehouse Studios being the most famous occupant.
Canary Wharf was far from trouble free and the property slump
of the early 1990s halted development for several years. Developers
found themselves saddled with property which they were unable
to sell or let.
Rail Transport in the Docklands Flats for sale Birmingham today
The Docklands historically had poor transport connections.
This was addressed by the LDDC with the construction of the
Docklands Light Railway (DLR), which connected the Docklands
with the City. It was a remarkably inexpensive development,
costing only ?77 m in its first phase, as it relied on reusing
disused railway infrastructure Flats for sale Birmingham
and derelict land for much of its length. (LDDC originally
requested a full Tube line, but the Government refused to
fund it.)
LDDC also built Limehouse Link tunnel, a cut and cover road
tunnel linking the Isle of Dogs to The Highway (the A13 road)
at a cost of over ?150 million per kilometre, one of the most
Flats for sale Birmingham expensive stretches of road
ever built.
The LDDC also contributed to the development of London City
Airport (IATA airport code LCY), opened in October 1987 on
the spine of the Flats for sale Birmingham Royal Docks.
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