Lee Valley plan set to spark protests

THE first warning shots were fired last April but the real battle begins today.

The National Roads Authority (NRA) will confirm this afternoon that a vast high-level bridge up to 40 metres above the Lee Valley and spanning adistance of several hundred metres is included in its preferred route for the first phase of Cork’s €500m northern ring road.

The bridge will form part of the western section of the ring road which is designed to complete the roadnetwork around Cork city.