L&M Keating Contractors is to begin work on a new €5 million pedestrian and cycle bridge in Cork.

The Harley's Street Pedestrian & Cycle Bridge will link the city centre and Victorian Quarter. Work is scheduled to get underway in mid to late July, with the initial phase of work consisting of site set up and diversion of underground utilities.

Once completed, up to 11,000 pedestrians and cyclists will travel over the structure daily.

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To deliver the project, bridge sections will be transported by truck to the lower harbour for final assembly and finishing. The finished superstructure will be placed on a barge and transported by river to the city centre. The barge journey will be timed to coincide with the optimum tide level for clear passage under Brian Boru Bridge before arrival at its final destination in the city centre in April 2019.

Lord Mayor, Cllr Mick Finn, said: "Thanks to the work of the bridge designers ARUP & Wilkinson Eyre Architects , the new bridge will fit sympathetically with the surrounding quays, buildings and city centre environment while maintaining the views along the river, Shandon and the northern suburbs. It will give the river the elegant crossing that it deserves."

(LM/MH)