An artist’s impression of the Narrow Water Bridge
The Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement tomorrow meets with business leaders from both sides of the border to consider how best to advance the Narrow Water Bridge project.
The Warrenpoint and Dundalk Chambers of Commerce are expected to outline the tourism and business potential of the project for their respective towns.
“Our Committee has offered its full support for the project as a strategic cross-border investment, with the potential to bring significant economic dividends to the region. In October, we warmly welcomed the announcement the Special EU Programmes Body approved significant funding for the bridge. The Committee remains hopeful that a pathway can be found to securing the outstanding funding for the project,” said Committee Chairman Joe McHugh.
“Tomorrow, we will have the opportunity to hear from business leaders on both sides of the border, who have been at the vanguard of the longstanding campaign for the bridge. In difficult economic times, the construction phase has the potential to provide a significant local stimulus, and the bridge itself would be an important addition to the region’s burgeoning tourist sector around Carlingford Lough.”
Previously: Bridge over troubled waters could be in doubt
Talk of the Town 