NOTICE: Investigative works due for well-known Kildare bridge
The planned works were announced by Kildare County Council
Investigative works are planned for a well-known bridge located in County Kildare.
According to Kildare County Council, the works will take place on the boardwalk which situated along the sides of St Conleth’s Bridge in Newbridge.
They will take place between Tuesday, June 16, 2026 and Thursday, June 18, 2026.
A local representative, Social Democrats councillor Chris Pender, also claimed on social media that the works ‘will assess the bridge substructure from a pontoon platform on the River Liffey’.
Cllr Pender added that various residents in the town had previously raised concerns with him regarding about the current condition of the bridge’s boardwalk.