TDs voice concern over safety of Dublin Port Tunnel

CONCERN over the safety of the Dublin Port Tunnel was voiced by TDs yesterday, despite repeated reassurances by the National Roads Authority that it is one of the first tunnels in Europe to comply with EU safety directives.

Members of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport called on the NRA to provide a copy of a report on the design of the tunnel’s automatic control system which it has been claimed, raises questions over its suitability.

A report by Egis Tunnels which was highlighted on an RTÉ Prime Time programme last February claimed that tunnel operators, Transroute, often contravened safety guidelines by refusing to close the tunnel when problems with ventilation fans and safety cameras arose.