Bridge delay ‘will lead to more frustration for drivers’
Work on the crossing was due to begin later this month as part of the Waterford city bypass project, but has been suspended until a decision is made on the Viking site discovered at Woodstown.
Sinn Féin Councillor David Cullinane has called on Environment Minister Dick Roche to proceed swiftly with construction of the new bridge and motorway once he receives three expert reports on the historical settlement.