Pedestrian and cycle bridge to be built in Cork City by 2019

A pedestrian and cycle bridge should be built in the heart of Cork City by early 2019, it emerged last night.

It follows the advertisement of tenders for the design and construction of the proposed Harley St pedestrian/cycle bridge over the north channel of the River Lee, between Brian Boru Bridge and St Patrick’s Bridge.

Cork City Council hopes that the final design will be signed off early next year, that construction tenders will be awarded by the middle of next year, with a view to starting construction in early 2018.