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Irish tunnel contracts awarded to Egis

Ireland’s National Roads Authority (NRA) has awarded Egis the renewal and extension of the operation and maintenance contract of the Dublin Tunnel for a period of six years, with a possible four-year extension. This new contract follows a first operation and maintenance contract awarded to the Group in February 2006 and includes the toll collection, traffic and safety management and routine maintenance, including winter and equipment maintenance. It also includes the operation and maintenance of the
October 16, 2014 Read time: 2 mins
Ireland’s National Roads Authority (NRA) has awarded 7319 Egis the renewal and extension of the operation and maintenance contract of the Dublin Tunnel for a period of  six years, with a possible four-year extension.

This new contract follows a first operation and maintenance contract awarded to the Group in February 2006 and includes the toll collection, traffic and safety management and routine maintenance, including winter and equipment maintenance.

It also includes the operation and maintenance of the Jack Lynch Tunnel in Cork and the motorway traffic control centre currently based in the Dublin Tunnel.

With 15,000 vehicles per day including 6,800 heavy goods vehicles (HGVs), the Dublin Tunnel provides a direct link between the M1 Dublin-Belfast motorway and the Dublin Tunnel, avoiding the city centre. It reduces the number of HGVs using surface streets in the historic centre of Dublin and eases traffic flow to and from the Dublin Port.

This flagship project in Ireland’s National Development Plan is a 4.5 kilometre twin tube tunnel, each equipped with emergency facilities such as access ways between tunnel tubes, lay-bys, emergency phone network, CCTV and other services. All services are provided by 6190 Egis Road & Tunnel Operation Ireland with an operations building located at the southern end of the tunnel.

The 0.6 kilometre long Jack Lynch Tunnel in Cork is an immersed twin tube tunnel under the River Lee to the east of Cork City Centre. It forms part of the N40 Cork southern ring road and also provides a route from the N8 and N25 from the east and north-east into the city centre.

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