Presentation Title Here River Suir Sustainable Transport Bridge Elected Representatives Presentation | July 12 th , 2018
River Suir Sustainable Transport Bridge BACKGROUND: • Waterford City and County Council is working to progress the key infrastructural upgrades necessary to underpin the functional viability and future success of the North Quays. • The proposed upgrades include the following: Sustainable Transport Bridge South Plaza • Consultants Roughan & O’Donovan were appointed to progress the scheme through the statutory approvals stage.
River Suir Sustainable Transport Bridge Roughan & O’Donovan Consulting Engineers SDZ Scheme Master Plan: FERRYBANK SDZ BOUNDARY NORTH QUAY PROPOSED RIVER SUIR SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT BRIDGE SOUTH QUAY
River Suir Sustainable Transport Bridge CORE OBJECTIVES: Connectivity – historic and future, south & north quay • Concept – simple, elegant and sympathetic • Public Amenity – link between Waterford & New Ross Greenways • Safety and Comfort for users • KEY REQUIREMENTS: Public amenity affording greater appreciation and enjoyment of the River Suir • Provide a simple, elegant and efficient solution • Convey a reduced perceived length of the bridge • A 25m opening section to permit river traffic • Appropriate control location and structure for opening bridge • Design for pedestrians, cyclists and a courtesy bus • Wind protection • Protection bollard on both sides of the river •
Presentation Title Here PROPOSED SOLUTION
Presentation Title Here PROPOSED SOLUTION HOW DID WE ARRIVE HERE?
River Suir Sustainable Transport Bridge CONNECTIVITY: Linking North and South Quays • Reviving historical link • Transform River Suir from a barrier to a conduit • Accessibility: Train and bus stations SDZ – retail/ commercial/ residential Residential – Ferrybank etc …
River Suir Sustainable Transport Bridge CONNECTIVITY: Interface with South Plaza
River Suir Sustainable Transport Bridge CONNECTIVITY: Interface with South Plaza
River Suir Sustainable Transport Bridge Roughan & O’Donovan Consulting Engineers CONCEPT: Structural Form • Preservation of existing views • Topography • Link to River Suir • Minimise physical footprint • Slender, aesthetic design • Environmental concerns
River Suir Sustainable Transport Bridge CONCEPT: Development of the Bridge Outline
River Suir Sustainable Transport Bridge PUBLIC AMENITY: A new way to experience the River Suir
River Suir Sustainable Transport Bridge SAFETY AND COMFORT: • Viewing/ resting platforms • Splayed ends • Wind shielding • Feature lighting • CCTV to discourage loitering • Delineation Street furniture and finishes Planting
River Suir Sustainable Transport Bridge Roughan & O’Donovan Consulting Engineers ADDITIONAL FACTORS CONSIDERED: • Existing marina • Mixed use of the bridge • Loss of car parking • Interface with North Quay Development • Vessel collision impact • Environmental impacts
River Suir Sustainable Transport Bridge Presentation Title Here BRIDGE DETAILS: Shared space for pedestrians, cyclists, courtesy bus • Total length 207m (5 Spans) • Slender steel bridge deck • Concrete piers • Reduced maintenance • Opening bascule, 25m wide navigable channel •
River Suir Sustainable Transport Bridge PUBLIC CONSULTATION PROCESS • Key aspects Opportunity for Project Team to answer questions from the public Invitation for submissions and observations Open to public Brochure distributed • When 18th July, from 4pm to 8pm • Where The Granary building, WIT School of Architecture, Merchants Quay, Waterford
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION Questions & Answers
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