Infrastructure minister David Cretney said the work will "help to bring the town centre in to the 21st Century".

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Infrastructure minister David Cretney said a limit could not be easily enforced and was not supported by the majority of the population.

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David Cretney MHK said it will be a "tremendous boost to the economy of Douglas to physically join up the financial and retail sectors".

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