Bridge delay ‘will lead to more frustration for drivers’

DELAYING the construction of a second river crossing in Waterford will only anger and frustrate motorists who, for 20 years, have had to endure long queues at the city’s only bridge, local representatives warned yesterday.

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.