Contentious BusConnects plan for bridge through Cork woods dropped 

Proposal to run road through Mangala woods in Douglas will not be included in revised plans, National Transport Authority confirms

The Mangala bridge proposal was amongst the most contentious proposals, generating a block of opposition locally, and prompting a wave of submissions from the public expressing concern and horror at the proposal. Picture: Larry Cummins 

A contentious BusConnects plan to build a bridge through an urban woodland on the southside of Cork city has been dropped, the Irish Examiner can reveal.

The National Transport Authority (NTA) confirmed on Wednesday afternoon it was no longer pursuing the proposal to run the road through the Mangala woods in Douglas, as was suggested in its initial draft proposals for its Kinsale Road to Douglas sustainable transport corridor (STC).