Drive through Ireland's longest tunnel. 4.5kms of Irish engineering, a whopping €752 million project скачать в хорошем качестве

Drive through Ireland's longest tunnel. 4.5kms of Irish engineering, a whopping €752 million project

In this video we visit the Dublin Port Tunnel – 4.5 kms of Irish engineering. In fact, actually it was built by an Anglo Irish and Japanese consortium. It’s the 4th longest urban tunnel in Europe and by far the longest on the Island of Ireland. The Dublin Port Tunnel forms part of the M50 motorway, therefore if you’re arriving off one of the Ferries that dock at Dublin port, you’re likely to end up using this to head northward, or if you’re trying to avoid city traffic on an onward journey. Dublin is not an easy City to drive in after all, and this tunnel greatly simplifies getting out to the northern suburbs. The tunnel connects with Dublin’s M50 which is Ireland’s busiest motorway circling the northern, western and southern suburbs of Dublin in a C shape. A lot of work goes into these videos. You can now buy me a pint as a means of appreciation for my work on Naked Ireland, no obligation, obviously - only if you can afford it... I appreciate it. Cheers. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/NakedIre... It’s a twin bore tunnel, meaning that it is a duel carriageway. The tunnel boring was carried out by the European branch of Nishimatsu, Japan. What’s interesting is that the 2 tunnel boring machines used, which had to bore through limestone and clay, were given the Irish women’s names Meghan and Grainne. I’m sure the Meghan’s and Grainne’s of Ireland are all very flattered by that fact. Work on the tunnel started in 2001, but had been in the planning since 1993. It opened to HGV traffic on the 20th Dec 2006 and to all traffic in Jan 2007. The project cost €752 million. Probably good value for such an ambitious engineering project. For the money there were certainly many benefits cited to this tunnel project: In the first place it takes just 6 mins to get from the port to M50. It has allegedly reduced the number of Heavy Goods Vehicles in the city, thereby aiding Dublin transport more generally, It has supposedly reduced traffic congestion and made the streets safer in residential areas. It has apparently reduced traffic noise and improved air pollution And It has made cycling more feasible in the city. Now these are the great claims at least, and if they’re true then this tunnel is certainly a big success. If you live in Dublin then I’d be interested to hear if you agree that these benefits have indeed been forthcoming. Let me know what you think in the comments. As far as Tolls are concerned – I guess someone ultimately must pay for the €752 million build cost and for the continual upkeep and staffing of this structure. And that would be us, the tunnel users. In discouraging commuters from using the tunnel, they must pay a toll, while HGV vehicles can use it free of charge. If you’re traveling to the far north of the country (Belfast, Derry, Letterkenny) by bus from central Dublin, you’ll also go via the tunnel, and for free. The toll costs for us commuters is: €10 between 6am and 10am Mon – Fri (heading Southbound) and… €10 between 4pm – 7pm Mon – Fri (heading Northbound) Outside these times it is €3 There’s a max speed of 80kph in the tunnel and there are 420 cameras located in the tunnel as part of its vehicle management system.