Dublin Port Company have published plans for a 190m-long bascule bridge over the River Liffey. The plan is part of a proposed €400m major expansion of the port.
Dublin Port Company have published plans for a 190m-long bascule bridge over the River Liffey, The Irish Times reports. The plan is part of a proposed €400m expansion of the port with the aim of bringing it up to full capacity by 2040.
The bascule bridge would have a span of 190m and measure 22m in width, with a 45m long lifting section to allow for ships to pass through. The bridge would be a part of a new access road that would carry vehicular traffic as well as pedestrians and cyclists.
Dublin Port chief executive Barry O’Connell said, “Exports now account for 40% of all movements through the port with at least some of the 60% of imports also comprising of raw materials later to be exported.”
He added: “Dublin Port will need to maximise capacity within its existing footprint for an annual throughput of 3.1 million trailers and containers by 2040. The 3FM project will deliver 20% of this capacity through the largest Lo-Lo terminal in Ireland – 353,000 containers per annum and a new Ro-Ro freight terminal – 252,000 freight trailers per annum.”
“Dublin Port Company takes a generational approach to development at the Port – large infrastructure projects take up to 20 years from inception to completion. We know what we have to deliver on to enable Ireland’s growth up to 2040 and beyond and our expert team has been actively engaged in delivering the Masterplan for more than 10 years now.”
The project is known as 3FM and a formal public consultation is currently underway, with a formal planning application expected to be lodged by the summer. Other plans include a major new roll-on roll-off terminal, a new 325m ship turning circle, and a new container terminal.
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