Work to install a new 144-person Ferris wheel at a popular Suffolk beach has begun.
The 34.5-metre high attraction is set to be installed on one of the grass patches between the Felixstowe's promenade and Sea Road by the Essex-based firm Observation Attractions Company.
The new attraction will be open to the public this month and promises to bring in tourists to the seaside town and is is considered to "add to the offer of tourism facilities in the resort".
An exact opening date has not yet been announced.
In June, the East Suffolk Council approved plans for the wheel, which promises seaside views for customers.
The 34.5-metre high wheel will have the capacity for carrying 144 people, with each of its 24 gondolas capable of holding six, including one accessible for disabled people.
In June, the EADT reported that the attraction would "add to the offer of tourism facilities in the resort" and would attract more visitors, create more jobs for residents and boost local businesses.
Some of the objections received regarding this application include worries about constant noise and lights from the attraction and the lack of parking spaces in the area.
The initial plans to construct a Ferris wheel in the town were submitted to East Suffolk last year, with Felixstowe Town Council welcoming the idea in principle but raising concerns over its impact on residents.
Concerns over the site being too small for the size of the wheel, anti-social behaviour and being too noisy and bright were also concerns raised, with the wheel running for 12 hours a day, seven days a week.
The majority were behind the proposal, however, with pros being that it would be a "good addition to the town", "would bring in more visitors and therefore more money", "would support other businesses in the town" and it would "provide a seafront focal feature".
The wheel would also support about 10 jobs in Felixstowe.
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