{"id":91973,"date":"2014-03-04T15:13:12","date_gmt":"2014-03-04T14:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.ferrovial.com\/?post_type=local_new&p=90129"},"modified":"2022-12-20T18:24:52","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T17:24:52","slug":"a-green-solution-the-erne-river-bridge","status":"publish","type":"local_new","link":"https:\/\/newsroom.ferrovial.com\/en\/local-news\/a-green-solution-the-erne-river-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"A Green Solution – the Erne River Bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The 120km river splits lush green fields as it winds its way through several interconnect loughs nestling among the Drumlin hills of Co Cavan and south Fermanagh.<\/p>\n

The river is also a world famous salmon and general fishing area for the local population.<\/p>\n

Therefore it was key for Ferrovial Agroman UK and Ireland, contracted to upgrade his crucial part of the N3 Belturbet Bypass, to implement a sustainability and environment plan to preserve this natural wonder when completing the River Erne Bridge.<\/p>\n

The 142m cable stayed extradosed bridge is the first of its type installed in the country and the second major structure on the project.<\/p>\n

Ferrovial Agroman HSQE Director\u00a0Robert Hackett\u00a0said:<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n

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\n Given the environmental sensitivity of the area, the works were under constant intermittent supervision of the Inland Fisheries Ireland and the Irish National Parks and Wildlife service. So building a bridge with piers partly inside the river required extensive planning and preparation as to have minimal impact on the river itself. In addition to this, a potable water source is drawn from the river just 500M downstream of the bridge site. <\/blockquote>\n\n