Lagan Gateway project - We want you to name this bridge.

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Consultation has concluded

An iconic new foot and cycle bridge connecting the Lagan Towpath at Stranmillis to Lagan Land East will open soon.

We’re investing £2.15 million in the project through the Belfast Investment Fund. Other partners include Ulster Garden Villages, Department for Communities, Department for Infrastructure Rivers Agency, Department for Infrastructure and the Lagan Navigation Trust.

The project has also seen the existing weir refurbished and a new navigation lock is being installed, ensuring boats will have better access to this part of the river. Pathways in the area have also received an upgrade and the surrounding area has been landscaped with high quality planting.

It is hoped that the project will help link communities in south Belfast, attract people to the area and boost the local economy, while also reducing congestion on the popular towpath on the Stranmillis side of the river. In the next phase of the project, we will build a Greenways connection leading walkers and cyclists from the new bridge into Belvoir Forest Park.

We would like your help to name the bridge. Use the ideas button below to tell us your suggestion for what you think the bridge could be called. You can submit your ideas for the name up until 30 May. We'll then use these ideas to create a shortlist of potential names, which we will issue for public vote here on the consultation hub later this summer. Follow this project to be kept up date and to have your say on the naming of this iconic bridge.

An iconic new foot and cycle bridge connecting the Lagan Towpath at Stranmillis to Lagan Land East will open soon.

We’re investing £2.15 million in the project through the Belfast Investment Fund. Other partners include Ulster Garden Villages, Department for Communities, Department for Infrastructure Rivers Agency, Department for Infrastructure and the Lagan Navigation Trust.

The project has also seen the existing weir refurbished and a new navigation lock is being installed, ensuring boats will have better access to this part of the river. Pathways in the area have also received an upgrade and the surrounding area has been landscaped with high quality planting.

It is hoped that the project will help link communities in south Belfast, attract people to the area and boost the local economy, while also reducing congestion on the popular towpath on the Stranmillis side of the river. In the next phase of the project, we will build a Greenways connection leading walkers and cyclists from the new bridge into Belvoir Forest Park.

We would like your help to name the bridge. Use the ideas button below to tell us your suggestion for what you think the bridge could be called. You can submit your ideas for the name up until 30 May. We'll then use these ideas to create a shortlist of potential names, which we will issue for public vote here on the consultation hub later this summer. Follow this project to be kept up date and to have your say on the naming of this iconic bridge.

Consultation has concluded

If you have any questions about the Lagan Gateway project or the naming of the bridge, please as ask us here:

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    Where can I find the short list for the naming of this bridge?

    Maureen asked over 2 years ago

    The public response to the naming exercise has far exceeded our expectations.  We are working through a formal naming policy process and this is currently being considered by our Elected Members.  Once they agree the final shortlist of potential names, we will publish the options here on the Your Say Belfast platform and put it to a public vote.

    When this happens, we will send an email to everyone who is registered on the Your Say platform (and who have consented to be contacted).  We will also use our normal social media channels to promote it and let people know how they can get involved in this next step.

    Kind regards

    The Your Say Belfast Team  

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    What are the long term plans for avoiding graffiti to the concrete structure of the bridge and timber fencing recently installed at the Stranmillis side. Both are already covered in graffiti, before even completed.

    David Rooney asked almost 3 years ago

    We are aware that the pier of the bridge at Stranmillis has been covered in graffiti a number of times.  We have explored a number of options and, after assessing potential solutions, agreed to progress with an artwork on the pier reflecting the natural surroundings.

    UK Youth for Nature, the UK’s leading youth-led network calling on the politicians and governments of the UK to take urgent action and tackle the loss of nature, are now working with us on this project.  The UK Youth for Nature team will work with local partners and secure a local artist to paint the mural. The topic of the design will be on biodiversity - any key habitats or species that are iconic that are disappearing from the area, to evoke people's imaginations.

    They have arranged workshops with local youths’ climate change groups to discuss the content of the mural.

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