Cork City councillors retain plan for new bridge despite warnings it will limit use of the Lee

Councillors voted overwhelmingly to retain plan for light rail bridge from Horgan's Quay, near Kent Station, to Kennedy Quay as a key ambition of the city development plan

While it has not yet been designed, this 2020 visualisation depicts a possible light rail bridge connecting Kent Station in the foreground to Cork City's south docklands. File picture

Cork’s city councillors have voted overwhelmingly to retain a yet-to-be-designed light rail bridge over the River Lee as a key ambition of the city development plan (CDP) — despite warnings that a fixed rail bridge could impact waterborne transport.

Councillors voted 28 to one, with one abstention, on Monday night, to approve the variation of the development plan that will guide the delivery of the vast new public realm, roads, parks, and cultural spaces required for the docklands — Ireland's largest urban regeneration site.