Egis is delighted to announce that Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) has once again demonstrated its confidence in Egis by awarding a two-year extension to their OMTTCC Contract — Operation and Maintenance of Tunnels and Traffic Control Centre, following a previous 6yr renewal awarded in October 2014.
With up to 24,000 vehicles per day including 7,500 HGVs, the 4.5 km twin tube Dublin Tunnel provides a direct link between the M1 Dublin-Belfast Motorway and the M50 Dublin City Orbital Motorway, taking traffic away from the city centre. Each tunnel is equipped with emergency facilities such as access ways between tunnel tubes, lay-bys, emergency phone network, CCTV, ventilation, average speed detection/enforcement and other services. The contract includes toll collection, traffic and safety management, routine maintenance, including winter maintenance and equipment maintenance.
The contract also includes the operation of the one of Europe’s largest Motorway Traffic Control Centre, based in at the Dublin Tunnel facilities, which provides 24/7 monitoring of the TII’s network; as well as the operation and maintenance of the Jack Lynch Tunnel in Cork. This 0.6km immersed twin tube tunnel under the River Lee is to the east of Cork City Centre and forms part of the N40 Cork Southern Ring Road.
This decision by TII further reinforces Egis’ leading position in the Irish road and tunnel operation and maintenance market, operating 460km of Irelands Strategic Road Network as part of the Motorway Maintenance and Renewal Contract (MMaRC); SouthLink, MidLink and NorthLink PPP Operations, Maintenance and tolling contracts; Limerick Tunnel Operations and Maintenance contract; GoSafe mobile safety cameras network on behalf of the Department of Justice/Gardai and the electronic toll collection and parking services through Easytrip Services Ireland.