Barry puts €600m tag on toll road deal

NTR boss Jim Barry has said the ending of its toll road franchise in 2008 could be worth €600 million to the group.

Talks with the National Roads Authority were ongoing with a view to meeting the NRA’s deadline of July 2008.

At current earnings from the toll road operations, and a contract due to run to 2020, Mr Barry said the a figure of €600m was a reasonable estimate of the amount due to the group if the Government ends its toll road franchise in 2008, as it has already indicated.