Funding sought for the construction of New Liffey Bridge for Celbridge

By Kim O'Leary

Kildare North Labour Representative Emmet Stagg has called on Kildare County Council to seek funding for the construction of a New Liffey Bridge for Celbridge town.

It has been requested for the new bridge to be constructed under the Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund, which saw an additional €62 Million allocated to the Scheme in Budget 2018.

According to Mr Stagg, The Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund saw grants of €15,375,000 provided for the Naas Inner Relief Road and Maynooth Eastern Relief Road last March.

Mr Stagg has now been advised by the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government that a second call for proposals under LIHAF is likely in early 2018 and it will be open to all local authorities to submit new projects or resubmit previous projects for consideration at that time.

A New Liffey Bridge in Celbridge was included in the last application for funding by Kildare County Council but was unsuccessful.

With further funding now available Kildare North Labour Representative Emmet Stagg is calling on the Council to include the New Liffey Bridge in Celbridge as its priority project under the second call in early 2018 to once and for all deal with the traffic congestion in Celbridge.