Work on road bridge in Cork to cause delays

Engineers are warning of up to three months of traffic disruption after unveiling plans to demolish and replace a defective road bridge on the boundary between Cork city and county.

A special agreement has been reached between the city and county councils to allow the city council undertake the essential works on the Curraheen Road bridge, on the western outskirts of the city.

The Section 85 agreement will allow the city council to carry out the demolition of the bridge which spans the Twopot River and carry out extensive reinstatement works on a site which straddles the city and county councils’ administrative areas.