http://www.roadsireland.com/index.php Recent News in Road and Transport Infrastructure Development Fri, 16 May 2008 13:21:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en €1bn NAVAN TO NEWBRIDGE ROUTE A PRIORITY Construction of an outer orbital route for the M50 is to be made a priority by the National Roads Authority within the next two years, NRA Chief Executive, Fred Barry, has revealed. Once the major inter-urban motorways linking Dublin with the other main cities are ... http://www.roadsireland.com/index.php/?p=10   All fatal crash sites will be investigated by an expert engineer within 72 hours to see if the road is dangerous under an initiative to be rolled out nationally in the near future by the National Roads Authority.     A pilot project involving the NRA, Kilkenny County Council and the Kilkenny Garda ... http://www.roadsireland.com/index.php/?p=6 Roadside breathalyzer equipment is to be given to every member of Sweden’s 17,000-strong police force this summer as part of a major clampdown on drink-driving, a road safety conference in Dublin with a Swedish link heard. Orjan Brodin, who has overall responsibility for traffic policy at the Swedish Police Board, said ... http://www.roadsireland.com/index.php/?p=5   A tunnel has also been proposed as a way to end Ireland’s physical isolation from the rest of Europe.   The so-called Tuskar Tunnel would run from Wexford to Wales (following a similar line to the existing Rosslare Harbour-Fishguard ferry route), providing a fast rail link that could carry people, cars, ... http://www.roadsireland.com/index.php/?p=4 The Government is to buy out the controversial West Link Toll Bridge on the M50 – but drivers will still have to pay tolls every time they cross the Liffey in west Dublin. It will cost the State €600m to buy the Bridge – which is used by 100,000 vehicles a ... http://www.roadsireland.com/index.php/?p=3