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Traffic worries grow as busy Clontarf Bridge to close for two months in €2.5m revamp
City bridge is to close
■ Alan Healy ONE of the busiest bridges in Cork city is to close for two months from later this month for major €2.5m rehabilitation works.
Traders call for needles action ■ Ann Murphy and Audrey Ellard Walsh HEROIN needles found in shop changing rooms and drug deals in the open air are just some of the issues that North Main Street traders are complaining of as they call for action to help clean up their street. They claim that dangerous drug litter problems on the street stem from a needle exchange and methadone distribution centre at a local pharmacy and have been calling for increased policing and a review of HSE policy in that area. A new campaign is being introduced in the city by the Cork Local Drug and Alcohol Taskforce, which today launched a drug litter campaign. The campaign was launched alongside the new drug and alcohol strategy for Cork city for 2015 to 2017. ■ Continued on Page 2.
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Cork city’s Clontarf Bridge is to close for two months. Significant traffic build-ups are expected during the works.
Clontarf Bridge, which crosses the southern channel of the River Lee at the entrance to the Clarion Hotel, is to close completely from Monday, June 29 until Sunday, August 30. The bridge closure has been timed for the summer months to minimise traffic disruption when the schools are on holidays. However the bridge, which links Lapps Quay to Albert Quay, is still a key traffic route in the city and significant disruptions to the transport network and delays are expected. Traffic coming from Merchant’s Quay, MacCurtain Street and Summerhill will have to be diverted over the Éamon de Valera bridge in front of The Sextant bar. The work will involve the replacement of corroded steelwork, a new road surface, weatherproofing, the stripping of old paint and rust, repainting of the entire structure as well as new traffic lights and road signs. Cork City Council has said the bridge must be closed completely due to the complex nature of the painting works. It follows on from similar rehabilitation work carried out three years ago on Brian Boru Bridge which crosses the northern channel of the river. ■ Continued on Page 2.