Council report states 'This connection would complete the Harbour Loop.'
Belfast’s Sailortown has come a step closer to seeing the creation of a new bridge linking it to the Titanic Quarter, as a result of an Irish government funding initiative.
In total €90k has been earmarked to the Cork-Belfast partnership to develop a Cork Belfast Solar PV Study and to develop investment opportunities aligned to docklands regeneration. On the bid for a new bridge, it states: “Providing a new cross-harbour cycle and walking swing bridge, this connection would complete the Harbour Loop, a continuous connectivity loop from the Lagan Gateway to the uppermost point of the northern dockside, providing a continuous active travel corridor along both sides of the Lagan.
The plan for the bridge was the preferred bidding option over other suggestions, including a new tourism centre in the Thompson Dry Dock adjacent to the new Titanic Distillery, a new gateway between the city centre, the city quays and Queen’s Island, and “meanwhile uses” along the Maritime Mile to “draw footfall and animation along the waterfront.”
It adds: “The pairing of the two bridges will provide connections at a local level for both docklands in terms of reconnecting communities to the areas of opportunities, providing enhanced leisure facilities along the Lagan and the Lee, and provide a significant contribution in terms of delivering sustainable and active travel infrastructure to enable the respective dockland areas to meet their climate obligations.
The Dublin government department website describes the The Shared Island Civic Society Fund as “an initiative to promote practical North/South cooperation and engagement across a range of sectors and themes, consistent with the objectives and commitments of the Good Friday Agreement.”
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