An extension to Dublin's Liffey boardwalk opened yesterday, seven months after the initial date for its completion. The new walkway along the northern quay opened at lunchtime with a minimum of fanfare.
Extending from O'Connell Bridge to Butt Bridge, it is 224m long and 4m wide, with a similar design to the original boardwalk and safeguards against flooding.
The extension was scheduled to open last August, but delays in the delivery of timber slowed the project.
Although spectators at today's St Patrick's Day festivities will be among the first to enjoy the new facility, yesterday's opening did not form part of the holiday celebrations.
A spokeswoman for Dublin City Council said that the boardwalk would not be given an official opening because it was an extension rather than a new project.
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