Row over replacing Belfast’s Boyne Bridge

Belfast2018 flyerBelfast City Council has voted in favour of Translink’s new transport hub, meaning Belfast’s Boyne Bridge could be demolished to accommodate it, but, says the BBC, the current bridge near Sandy Row was reconstructed in 1936, while its origins date back nearly 400 years.

BBC writes:

Belfast City Council has voted in favour of Translink’s new transport hub, meaning Belfast’s Boyne Bridge could be demolished to accommodate it.

The unanimous vote from the planning committee… was, however, met with a mixed reaction. The current bridge near Sandy Row was reconstructed in 1936, but its origins date back nearly 400 years.

The final decision to give a green light to the development will be taken by the Minister for Infrastructure…

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