City flood defence project to be fast-tracked by OPW

THE Office of Public Works is fast-tracking a two-pronged flood-defence project for Cork city, it emerged last night.

City flood defence project to be fast-tracked by OPW

“It has been decided that there is sufficient confidence in the viability of the proposed measures to proceed directly to the commissioning of a consultant,” the OPW said in a report to Cork City Council.

The consultant will design localised flood defences in at-risk zones and combine it with changes to the way the ESB manages its River Lee dams to help protect the city from flooding.

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