Motorists using the West-Link bridge on the M50 in Dublin are to be hit with higher toll charges from next January.

NTR confirmed today that it has completed its agreement with the National Roads Authority (NRA) in relation to the West-Link toll facility.

The Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has insisted that there will only be one electronic toll on the M50 when barriers are lifted in August of next year.

It is reported that the Government's purchase of the Dublin West Link toll bridge will be completed as early as this week.

The company that operates the controversial West-Link toll bridge in Dublin is being accused of adopting an unreasonable stance against proposals to lift the toll barriers at peak times.

INFRASTRUCTURE company NTR made close to €50 million from the tolls it operates on Irish roads in the 15 months to March 31, 2006.

The company that operates the East-Link and West-Link toll bridges in Dublin has announced plans to move into the international sustainable energy market.

TRANSPORT Minister Martin Cullen yesterday defended the €2.50 toll on the new Kilcock/Kinnegad bypass - the most expensive in the country.

Transport Minister Martin Cullen today defended the €2.50 toll on the new Kilcock/Kinnegad Bypass – the most expensive in the country.

The company running the Westlink toll bridge underpaid the state by €2m in toll revenue for two successive years, it emerged tonight.

NTR, the public infrastructure group, has reported a 63% rise in first-half profits, helped by growth at its wind farm division, Airtricity.

UP TO 100,000 motorists pay to use Dublin’s West-Link motorway each day generating almost €1 million in revenue every week.

NTR today announced traffic figures increased 10% on the West-Link road in Dublin for the second quarter of 2004.

From January 1, 2004 toll rates at both the East-Link and West-Link bridges will increase in line with the toll operation agreements for both facilities.