DUBLIN Corporation is to hold a competition for the design of a new pedestrian bridge over the Liffey.
The reason for the bridge, according to the Corporation, is congestion on the Ha'penny Bridge, which might discourage people from shopping on the north side of the city.
Engineers and architects are asked to submit design applications.
The new bridge could cost about £1 million.
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It will run between Ormond Quay on the north side of the river and Eustace Street on the south. The properties along Ormond Quay are owned by Dublin Corporation and are "suitable for redevelopment", according to a spokesman.
Commercial interests have lobbied Dublin Corporation over a number of years for a new bridge. It is hoped it will be in use by the end of 1999.