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| Transroute International operates the Dublin Port Tunnel In June 2005, the Irish National Roads Authority (NRA), with the assistance of the consultancy firm JacobsBabtie, launched a tender to select a Tunnel Operator for the Dublin Port Tunnel. The service contract has just been awarded to Transroute International, a subsidiary of Groupe Egis, for an initial period of 5 years with a possible renewal of 2 years. The total contract amount comprises €15 million. The Dublin Port Tunnel is a flagship project in Ireland’s National Development Plan and is one of the largest civil engineering contracts ever undertaken in Ireland. It is also the first public contract for road infrastructure operations managed by the private sector in Ireland. The Dublin Port Tunnel will provide a direct link between the M1 Dublin-Belfast Motorway and the Dublin Port. The primary aim of the Dublin Port Tunnel is to ease traffic flow to and from the Dublin Port and to reduce the number of Heavy Goods Vehicles using surface streets in the historic centre of Dublin. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Construction News :: home page |