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Cork's newest bridge about to be installed

EchoLive.ie, 19 Apr

The bridge will be lifted into place using a 650 ton crane supplied and

operated by East Cork Crane Hire Limited.

Cork’s newest bridge, funded by the National Transport Agency (NTA), is

due to be lifted into place over the N40 South Ring Road overnight

tomorrow ( late on Thursday night/ early Friday morning).

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Echo reporter

Cork’s newest bridge is due to be lifted into place over the N40 South

Ring Road overnight on Thursday and during the early hours of Friday

morning.

The 63 metre pedestrian/cycle bridge and the adjoining kilometre-long

cycle/ pathway is to connect Grange/Frankfield and the southern

suburbs. The bridge is situated approximately midway between Kinsale

Road interchange (junction 6)and the first access ramp to Douglas

village (junction 7) along the N40 South Ring Road.

The bridge will be lifted into place using a 650 ton crane supplied and

operated by East Cork Crane Hire Limited.

“It will be fantastic to see Cork’s newest bridge in place on Friday

morning," Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Deirdre Forde said.

"It means we are moving a step closer to the completion of a project

that will mean people can walk or cycle for leisure, work or to get to

school or college from Grange/Frankfield to Tramore Valley Park,

Douglas and on into the city centre."

While the new route will provide a public amenity for local residents

through the wooded area south of the Grange Road , it also allows

direct access across the N40 dual carriageway to Tramore Valley Park

without the need to travel by car.

Cork’s newest bridge, funded by the National Transport Agency (NTA), is

due to be lifted into place over the N40 South Ring Road late on

Thursday night/early Friday morning. Cork’s newest bridge, funded by

the National Transport Agency (NTA), is due to be lifted into place

over the N40 South Ring Road late on Thursday night/early Friday

morning.

The main contractor, Jons Civil Engineering Company Limited, began

construction of the scheme in July 2022 and works are continuing on the

approach ramps/ steps to the bridge and on the four metre wide cycle/

pathway from the Donkey Field in Grange through to the southern

approach to the bridge.

The bridge was manufactured by Thompson of Carlow and comprises of two

sections, the first part of which (the southern section) is already in

place. The bridge encompasses a 4m cycle / footpath surfaced with buff

coloured bridge master deck surfacing.

The southern bridge section - which crosses the Lower Harbour Truck

Watermain - is 16m in length, 5.16m in width and 1.0 in height. This

section of bridge weighs 13 ton and was lifted into place a few weeks

ago.

The main bridge which crosses the N40 is 46.6m in length, 5.16m in

width and 4.65 in height and will have a 5.7m minimum vertical

clearance over the N40. It will have two light stands and a black

handrail on either side. It is mainly supported by a 355mm truss on

either side and this section weighs approx. 51 ton.

Once complete the bridge will be accessed by strengthened embankment

via the southern bridge on the Southside and a concrete ramp and stairs

on the north side connecting into Tramore Valley Park.

The overall project is expected to be completed this Autumn and at that

point, the bridge and pathway will be available for use by the public.

“We also need your help in putting forward suggestions for the naming

of the new bridge," Ms Forde said. "Suggested names which honour,

celebrate, or remember a person, group or events of significance that

have helped to shape the City of Cork will be considered,” she said.

Completed application forms can be submitted on

https://consult.corkcity.ie. Alternatively, they can be sent in an

envelope marked “Grange to Tramore Valley Park Bridge Naming” to

Barbara Creed, Administrative Officer, Infrastructure Development, City

Hall, Cork, T12 T997 or e-mailed directly to barbara_creed@corkcity.ie.

The closing date for submissions is Friday April 28.

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