Dublin's toll bridges net nearly €1m per week

DUBLIN’S East Link and West Link toll bridges took in nearly €1 million every week last year.

Toll road operator NTR said yesterday traffic volumes increased by almost 4% during the year as almost 36m vehicles passed through its toll booths in Dublin.

A further 7m paid tolls on the new Drogheda bypass on the Dublin-Belfast road, which opened in June.