Why do we need to Deculvert?

- The MerseyWay

Rivers are an essential component of life. They tell a tale, provide geologic, ecological, biological, and human history, form culture and society, provide transportation, and provide purity, among other things. The precinct takes one back to the time before 1930, wherein the Mersey River was still exposed. The situation back then was similar to that of now. Before the river got culverted, the vehicles could only use the two parallel roads, very similar to the situation in the present day. The vehicles still cant acceess the Mersey way as its completely pedestrianized. Hence the main lines of communications are still on the sides of the MerseyWay.

The history of the MeseyWay does not end with the building of the precinct. Small changes kept occuring all the time. For ex: shop fronts changed in accordance to the latest fashion trend. The area also had seen the place being the victim of gentrification. The changes were even noticable within the structure too.

People only saw changes with respect to the buildings and construction, but what people didnt realize was the fact that, the MerseyWay was not just about culverting the river but culverting the whole ecosystem which went down along with the river. People now understood that this was a gateway towards building a sustainable environment.