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ABB upgrade gives improved control to Cardiff Bay barrage, Wales, UK

ABB upgrade gives improved control to Cardiff Bay barrage, Wales, UK

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Operation of the Cardiff Bay barrage in Wales, a tourist destination in the UK, is now easier following an ABB upgrade of the control system. Award-winning engineering project One of the largest engineering projects ever undertaken in the UK; the Cardiff Bay barrage cost around $320 million and impounds two rivers creating a 500 acre freshwater lake. Five large sluice gates prevent high tides entering and allowing the rivers to flow out

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