Delay comes after Waterford council confirms a funding gap to finish an actual gap in the North Quays sustainable transport bridge.The opening of a large section of the South East Greenway, the 7km Waterford City to Curraghmore segment of the route, has been delayed again.The delays in opening the route have caused fustraion amount locals and eager greenway visitors, who point out that the sections of the route have looked nearly finished for over a year. Although the project management team have said other works, including car parks and access points, were ongoing.The South East Greenway is planned to eventually run from New Ross to Waterford, with Phase 1 (shown in green in the map below) already open between New Ross and Glenmore. The Waterford City to Curraghmore section is Phase 2 (in light blue), Phase 3 (in yellow) is an extension north of New Ross, and the final section (in red) has yet to be progressed.IrishCycle.com was told early in April that the 7km Phase 2 section of greenway was expected to open at the end of this month. That did not happen, and now the greenway project team are waiting for the handover of the access point on the Waterford side of the route. Its being built as part of Waterford City and County Councils North Quays project, which is being constructed by Bam. A spokesperson at the greenway project office at Wexford County Council, which is managing the project in association with Kilkenny County Council and Waterford City and County Council, said there is a delay in the handover of the access point.The greenway project team spokesperson said: The opening of the Ferrybank to Curraghmore section of the South East Greenway is dependent upon the completion and handover of a suitable access point at the Ferrybank end of the Greenway. This was expected to be completed in late April. The works required as part of this access point are substantially complete, however the handover process is still ongoing.The spokesperson added: We are continuing to engage with the Project Management Team for the North Quays project (who are developing this access point) to expedite the handover of the access point and thus, open this section of Greenway, which we hope to happen soon.MAP: IrishCycle.com, made with Google Maps. MAIN IMAGE: The ramp down to the greenway at North Quays in Waterford. Above and main images thanks to Gerard Murphy.Bridging a gapWlrfm.com earlier this week reported that there is a funding gap for a section of the sustainable transport bridge. The bridge which will be for walking and cycling only after a plan for a small automated bus failed is to link Waterford City Centre to the North Quays development area, including the greenway trailhead and the new Waterford train station. The local radio station reported that the Mayor of the Metropolitan District of Waterford, Cllr Joe Kelly (independent), said that people are asking who is responsible for finishing the gap.Cllr Kelly said: A few people have asked me about it and to be honest I wasnt certain I thought the developer was just going to finish everything and I just wonder whos going to fill in that 40 feet or wherever it is of a gap.Sean McKeown, the chief executive of Waterford City and County Council, said: There is a podium required the sustainable transport bridge is effectively tied into the South Quays, but it needs to be properly tied into the North Quays.He said that the council, together with the Land Development Agency, has submitted an application to the Governments Housing Activation Fund to complete the works. The case is being made that funding is needed to link new housing developments to the city centre. It was previously reported that Harcourt Developments, a private developer of a planned residential and retail project in the North Quays scheme, was to finish the link to the bridge on the North Quays side of the river. That developer had planning permission for the project, but they submitted changes to their plans, which are still being considered by planners. The opening of the bridge is claimed to be sometime towards the end of 2027, although, as with the greenway, there has been a list of delays with the project.