€2m contracts signed to upgrade Haulbowline bridges

Contracts worth almost €2m have been signed to upgrade the Haulbowline Island bridges to facilitate the multi-million clean-up of the former Irish Steel toxic dump site.

The contract, valued at €1.85m, was awarded by Cork County Council yesterday to L&M Keating Ltd. The firm will carry out an extensive repair and overhaul of the two bridges which provide access to the island — the Southern Channel Bridge, which comprises nine spans and is approximately 207m long, and the Northern Channel Bridge, which comprises eight spans and is approximately 146m long.

The works will include surface replacement, street lighting, drainage, safety barriers, parapets and expansion joints, bridge deck waterproofing, and extensive concrete repair.