Work to install €8.5m River Lee bridges continues despite event centre delays

Steel bridge structures are currently under fabrication in Co Carlow, with the first bridge due to be delivered in the first half of next year.

Jons Civil Engineering Ltd is constructing two pedestrian bridges across the River Lee linking the former Beamish & Crawford site to Crosses' Green and Proby's Quay/French Quay. The scheme is expected to be completed by the end of 2025. Picture: Larry Cummins

Two pedestrian bridges linking the site of the stalled Cork Event Centre to the opposite quays are being built at a cost of €8.5m — with no sign yet of the event centre going ahead.

The bridges, which will cross the south channel of the River Lee and link with Crosses’ Green and French’s Quay/Proby’s Quay, are scheduled to be completed by mid-2025, while the event centre faces further delays as the project has to be re-tendered.