Cardiff Bay

The idea for the Cardiff Bay barrage came on the back of a visit to the area by secretary of state for Wales Nicholas Edwards in the early 1980s. Edwards, an opera enthusiast, suggested a project to revitalise the area however the tidal nature of Cardiff Bay exposed mudflats for much of the day.
It was suggested that building a barrage - a kind of low level dam - across the mouth of the bay would create a more scenic setting by trapping water from the rivers Ely and Taft and creating a deeper freshwater bay. Despite some local opposition, the scheme went ahead. It was the biggest civil engineering project in Europe at the time. The barrage is now seen as the catalyst for the regeneration of Cardiff Bay. Since it was built, the area has become a premier residential and commercial centre as well as a popular visitor attraction.
To learn more about Cardiff Bay click here: www.ice.org.uk...

[@maestegboyo]

Balfour Beatty did a great job 👏 building the barrage.

[@CLechleitner42]

I loved Cardiff Bay when I visited Cardiff last autumn, I didn't know it was that bad that short ago.
So, great work, congrats, and Thanks for the video.
Regards, Christoph from Austria

[@Tridhos]

All credit to the secretary of state for Wales Nicholas Edwards a Tory but that was back in the day when some Tories still had a sense of community and serving people.