I360
In early 2006, the West Pier Trust announced a new plan to fund the restoration of the pier: a 183-metre observation tower, the i360, to be built on the West Pier promenade deck. The tower is planned to carry 100 visitors at a time to a viewing platform 150 metres above sea level. The projected numbers of visitors "look realistic" according to experts. The projected cost of the tower is £15 to £20 million and it will take two to three years to build. Some demolition and removal of part of the iron debris of the West Pier accessible at low tide took place early in 2010. The construction of the metal tubes for the tower is already in progress in the Netherlands, and a loan of 3 million Pounds has been given by a local growth fund. The tower is expected to open in 2015.
There is a museum display of artefacts from the pier on the lower promenade as part of the Brighton Fishing Museum.
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