19/06/2025
As thousands of music fans get ready for concerts at Ormeau Park tonight and over the weekend, just imagine a few years from now, crowds leaving Belsonic and heading straight into the city across a new pedestrian and cycle bridge.
No more long detours around the embankment, just a direct link to transport connections, nightlife and everything the city has to offer.
Designed for both cyclists and pedestrians, the new bridge will form a continuous active travel corridor connecting South and East Belfast to the city centre, improving access to work, leisure and green spaces. It will also tie into the National Cycle Network and potentially a new green urban spine linking the Gasworks to Grand Central Station via Bankmore Street and Bruce Street.
Planning permission (Ref: LA04/2015/0405/F) was granted in 2016, and if construction begins in late 2025, this long-awaited connection could become a reality within a few years.
Images courtesy of DfI and NI Planner.
