, ▁to ▁facil itate ▁this . ▁ ▁Although ▁started ▁with ▁an ▁intention ▁to ▁be ▁ 2 , 1 0 0 ▁feet ▁long , ▁the ▁inner ▁arm ▁was ▁never ▁developed ▁beyond ▁a ▁rub ble ▁sp it ▁at ▁the ▁northern ▁tip ▁of ▁the ▁island . ▁ ▁Stone ▁blocks ▁that ▁supported ▁this ▁tram way ▁are ▁still ▁to ▁be ▁found ▁along ▁the ▁upper ▁sea front ▁of ▁New ry ▁Beach . ▁ ▁No ▁trace ▁remains ▁of ▁the , ▁pres umably , ▁wooden ▁vi ad uct ▁across ▁the ▁B orth ▁Sach ▁in let ▁which ▁provided ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁island . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁rails ▁were ▁still ▁to ▁be ▁found ▁amongst ▁the ▁large ▁b ould ers ▁depos ited ▁as ▁the ▁found ations ▁for ▁the ▁inner ▁arm . ▁ ▁In ▁more ▁recent ▁times , ▁starting ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁the ▁island ▁was ▁expanded ▁into ▁the ▁sea ▁by ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁land ▁re clam ation . ▁In ▁total ▁ ▁was ▁gained ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁£ 1 0 ▁million . ▁An ▁average ▁of ▁ 7 , 0 0 0 ▁t onnes ▁of ▁rock ▁and ▁mud ▁was ▁extracted ▁per ▁day ▁during ▁the ▁process . ▁ ▁Transport ▁and ▁access ▁ ▁Salt ▁Island ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁port ▁of ▁Holy head ▁and ▁almost ▁the ▁whole ▁extent ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁is ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁passenger , ▁car ▁and ▁fre ight ▁terminal ▁and ▁ber th s ▁for ▁fer ries ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁Ireland . ▁Both ▁Irish ▁Fer ries ▁and ▁St ena ▁Line ▁sail ▁from