Mackin Street Bridge
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I’m looking forward to the bridge going ahead, it should look very impresive ( as a one – off).
Suprised it didn’t get a little more coverage – just a tiny article in the Irish Times and the 9 o’clock news didnt exactly give much detail i.e. a good picture of what it would look like on-site, its actual size or comparison to neighbouring buildings and, how many lanes etc. Is there going to be provision for bikes lanes, public transport???
Will it become a new benchmark for height of new buildings, will developers etc say things in the future like “x new building proposed will only be one storey higher than the Macken st. Bridge”? It is meant to be as tall as Liberty Hall isn’t it? Will the bridge encourage higher buildings along the quays?
and for those who may not be familiar with the design…
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Dara – you can get a bit more information on the bridge at http://www.ddda.ie ,the Dublin Docklands Authority. Its mentioned as part of their improvement scheme for the Westland Row to Campshires area. I think the Corpo have an interest here as well because the bridge is meant to facilitate a reduction in traffic on O’Connell Street leading to possible pedestrianisation as part of the Improvement Scheme for there.
wow, dublin is getting on, not one but two Calatrava bridges! I hope both bridges, especially Macken street bridge will do wonders for dublin.
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