The £14m Peace Bridge in Derry~Londonderry was officially opened on Saturday 25 June 2011 by EU Commissioner for Regional Policy Johannes Hahn alongside; the Taoiseach, Enda Kenny TD; First Minister the Rt. Hon. Peter D Robinson MLA; deputy First Minister, Martin McGuinness MP MLA; and Social Development Minister, Nelson McCausland MLA.
The opening of the 312m long, s-shaped, self anchored suspension bridge project brings to an end, five years of challenging work by McAdam Design. In 2007 McAdam Design were commissioned to produce a feasibility study for a pedestrian and cycle bridge linking Guildhall Square and the former army barracks at Ebrington. As part of this study the option to relocate the NIR train station to a location adjacent to the proposed bridge. Once the funding from the EU was secured, McAdam Design were commissioned in 2008 as Project Managers to oversee the procurement and construction of the bridge.
The bridge was funded by the EU's Peace III programme under the Shared Space initiative which supports projects that bring together communities that have been formerly divided.
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The opening of the 312m long, s-shaped, self anchored suspension bridge project brings to an end, five years of challenging work by McAdam Design. In 2007 McAdam Design were commissioned to produce a feasibility study for a pedestrian and cycle bridge linking Guildhall Square and the former army barracks at Ebrington. As part of this study the option to relocate the NIR train station to a location adjacent to the proposed bridge. Once the funding from the EU was secured, McAdam Design were commissioned in 2008 as Project Managers to oversee the procurement and construction of the bridge.
The bridge was funded by the EU's Peace III programme under the Shared Space initiative which supports projects that bring together communities that have been formerly divided.
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