There person been years of delays aft retracted investments - but operation is present underway.
19:27, Tue, Nov 26, 2024 | UPDATED: 19:27, Tue, Nov 26, 2024
The span would link County Down with County Louth (Image: Getty)
An estimated €60 cardinal (£51.1 million) span that volition nexus the UK with Ireland is expected to beryllium completed by June 2027.
After years of delays and retracted investments, enactment began successful May connected Narrow Water Bridge aft backing was granted by Irish authorities successful February 2024.
The nonstop outgo is not publically known, with suggestions ranging from €60 cardinal (£51.1 million) to €110 cardinal (£93.6 million), arsenic portion of €800 cardinal (£681.4 million) investments into transverse borderline projects.
The cable-stayed bridge volition agelong 280 metres crossed the apical of Carlingford Lough wherever it meets the Newry River, connecting the A2 Warrenpoint dual-carriageway to the R173 successful region Louth adjacent to Omeath.
Unusually, it would transverse the planetary borderline betwixt Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, connecting County Down and County Louth.
Work is present underway connected the tract (Image: Louth County Council)
The Irish National Development Plan, launched successful January 2007, acceptable speech wealth for projects successful Northern Ireland and connected cross-border schemes, nevertheless Irish authorities announced successful 2011 they would not advancement the bridge.
Louth County Council secured EU backing for the project, but rising costs meant the task was suspended successful 2013 earlier the EU yet withdrew successful November 2013.
Irish authorities reinvested successful the program successful 2024, with hopes it volition revive what was erstwhile a tourism hotspot impacted by the Troubles, which is equidistant betwixt Belfast and Dublin.
Irish authorities reinvested successful the program successful 2024 with hopes to revive the country (Image: Getty)
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Work is progressing with the roundabout astir complete, the span attack roadworthy adjacent finished, and piling for the superior span pier complete.
On the County Down side, a stone infill is underway for the smaller pier, and piling for the bluish pier is expected soon.
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