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Upwards of 50 jobs are to be created during the construction
of €4.3 million eco-park in Tralee, due to start next
month.
Work has already commenced on the site - close to the
Aqua Dome water leisure centre - and is expected to
be completed in less than a year.
A contractor for the civil engineering works is to be
appointed shortly.
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The Lee Valley project, to be based on an existing nature
reserve on the western side of the town, is expected to create
20 jobs - full-time and part-time.
Being promoted as a major visitor attraction for Tralee,
it will be located on a 10-hectare site opposite the Aqua
Dome. The park will be associated with the Tralee Bay Nature
Reserve, an important wildlife area extending from Tralee
to Castlegregory.
Tralee Town Council has worked closely on the project with
Fáilte Ireland South West, the National Parks and Wildlife
Service, IT Tralee, Holiday Tralee and other voluntary and
state agencies.
Principal features of the park will include an eco-friendly
visitor centre, a wetlands nature zone with safari boat tour
of salt marsh habitats, a fresh water activity lake, walking
routes and a viewing tower.
The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, which manages similar parks
in Britain, has been involved in the design of the park.
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