University signs deal for €16m campus bridge

THE University of Limerick yesterday signed a €15.8 million contract for the longest pedestrian bridge to be built in this country.

Eiffel Construction, France’s largest bridge builder will erect The Living Bridge – An Droichead Beo, a 350-metre bridge will link the northern and southern elements of the university’s campus.

A UL spokesperson said: “The bridge will form a vital link between the library, concert hall and Millstream developments on the Limerick shore, and the health sciences and Irish World Performing Arts Village on the north campus, which is situated in County Clare.”