The N25 Waterford city bypass scheme has been developed by Waterford City Council as lead authority. The project management of the scheme has been carried out by the Tramore House regional design office, which carries out design and project management for national road projects in counties in the south-east. The N25 scheme is also consistent with the national spatial strategy published in December 2002. As Senators know, Waterford is one of nine gateways identified in the strategy. Provision of a second River Suir crossing will be an important factor in delivering on a number of the key aims of the strategy for the south-east region.