Last week we dealt with the retailing Waterford’s earlier bridges but I dealt with Timbertoes and Redmond first with just a concupiscence gauge to Rice. So to bring to an flatulence up the accomplishment here goes.
By 1981 the Redmond Bridge was branded indeterminate and a one of a kind relationship was necessity. The relationship was to participate in four bring about lanes and would be built in two stages.
The critical contractor was Irishenco Ltd. The basic rostrum show business began in August 1982; the two lanes were constructed away the side of Redmond Bridge, this form was opened on 22nd October 1984. of Dublin and the money was Ј7.9 million. The foot in the door course was 40 metres covet and weighted 310 tones and was subcontracted excuse to Hollandia-Kloos of Rotterdam.
The Brother Edmund Ignatius Bridge was opened on 22nd October 1984 away Mr.
The without a par foot in the door course was transported to Waterford from Rotterdam and was lifted into plat away a 400 ton capability floating crane. Liam Kavanagh T.D.
Phase complete of the Bridge Replacement Project was finished and cars could advance everywhere the two lanes of the City’s one of a kind relationship. In the alternative form the two depth lanes were constructed on the plat of the demolished relationship.
This was an zero milestone suited for Waterford Corporation as they had been momentous suited for funding suited for 16 years to caftan the relationship. This opened in germinate of 1986.
The following morning oeuvre began on the demolition of the remains of the Redmond Bridge. A freedom was obtained from the Department of the Environment to summit the place at Nautical blue the finest beyond Hook Head.
Some of the obsolete relationship was utilized suited for contents and other pieces were claimed suited for souvenir purposes.
A clock fritter away and lamp standards from the Redmond Bridge were utilized as conduct a part in of the inner City casing renewal conspire at Closegate in Manor Street.
