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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, October 22, 2024

QUESTION NO.26

QUESTION: Councillor N. Fennell

To ask the manager for an update on the restoration of the silver bridge and if any further work is being proposed.

REPLY:

Fingal County Council completed conservation works on the Silver Bridge during the summer of 2024. The bridge structure has been restored, conserved, and lifted back into position.

Works did not include reinstatement of a bridge deck. Due to bridge dimensions, it is not feasible as a formal cycling route while the lands around are currently in private ownership, constraining any potential reopening.

Future phases of work will require a brief for a feasibility study to assess how and whether the bridge can be developed as an asset. This work is being undertaken by Fingal County Council in collaboration with South Dublin County Council. To this end it is the Council’s intention to conduct a meeting between the two client Departments of the Local Authorities in December 2024.