The harbour used to stretch much further up than where it now ends, outside the Watershed Cinema. Just under three decades ago, the council consulted the public on reopening the culverted river, but decided to build the current promenade there instead.
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00:00Reopening the River Froome underneath the centre in Bristol has been ruled out by a leading councillor as very, very expensive.
00:09Instead, Bristol City Council will remove the three faulty fountains in between the Cascade Steps and the Neptune statue and pave over the area.
00:18The harbour used to stretch much further up than where it does now, outside the Watershed Cinema.
00:25Just under three years ago, the council consulted the public on reopening the culverted river, but decided to build the current promenade there instead.
00:35Over the bridge in Cardiff, a project similar to the docks option is taking place on Canal Street in the city centre, where an underground river has been opened up.
00:44The water for the fountains are stored underground in tankers that are hard to reach.
00:49While public health and safety measures have improved since they were first installed at the start of the millennium,
00:54maintenance and access have become much harder without taking safety risks.