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NRA rejects raising tunnel to save costs

The National Roads Authority (NRA) and Dublin City Council are rejecting the economic argument being made by those who want to see the Port Tunnel size increase.

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Cost of not raising tunnel ‘to be €76m’

FAILURE to raise the height of the Dublin Port Tunnel will cost €76million in lost working time and accidents over 15 years, according to a report commissioned by a pressure group pushing for a height increase.

Wed, 19 Nov, 2003

Dublin 'could lose €76m' over Port Tunnel height

An economist has predicted that failure to increase the height of the Dublin Port Tunnel could cost Dublin city and the haulage industry more than €76m over the next 15 years.

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