Plans announced for the construction of the largest bridge built in the state that will cross the Liffey valley linking Dublin north and south.
The toll bridge is to be built by private enterprise joining the Galway Road at Palmerstown and the Navan Road at Blanchardstown and will form part of the Dublin Ring Road.
Crossing the Strawberry Beds, a valley along the River Liffey the bridge will be the largest ever built in the state.
Interview with engineer Michael Cooke about the bridge.
It is expected that the charge to use the bridge will be about sixty pence. The £30 million project will be financed by a private consortium.
The project was launched by Minister for the Environment Padraig Flynn.
Interview with Padraig Flynn on how the bridge will be financed.
The reporter is Alan McCullough.
