Construction of a new €100m bridge linking counties Louth and Down has officially begun
The bridge will be 195 meters long and will connect the R173 in Omeath with the A2 Newry to Warrenpoint dual carriageway
The project is funded by the Government’s Shared Island Unit with €102m + VAT
The bridge is expected to boost tourism, connectivity, economic development, and cross-border travel in the Carlingford Lough region.
Tánaiste Micheál Martin said “the project embodies our ambition for reconciliation, a closer relationship between north and south, and progress. Today is the realisation of a vision long shared across this stretch of water, delivering on the desire of both communities to reach out, to connect and to grow together.”
Minister of State Malcom Noonan said “the project is already creating new opportunities and deepening connections between communities on both sides of the border, and will endure as an outstretched hand of friendship between communities“.
