Drivers fined almost €120,000 in crackdown on M50 toll dodgers
Fines ranging from €9,000 to €16,000 were handed down to 10 motorists yesterday.
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Fines ranging from €9,000 to €16,000 were handed down to 10 motorists yesterday.
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Perhaps predictably, it’s Ireland’s biggest county.
The saga of the planned bypass is almost as long as the tailbacks that dog for the scenic Limerick village on bank holiday weekends.
Minister Leo Varadkar made the comments while commending the new Roads Bill to the Dáil.
Leo Varadkar was responding to reports of possible new toll points on the M50 motorway in Dublin.
Works are expected to start in May.
Drivers will be hit with a 10c toll hike from January 2013.
Roadway damage on the M50 caused by car accidents is recouped from your insurance company says M50 Concessions Ltd
Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar has announced a major nationwide review to ensure that all speed restrictions are “both safe and sensible”.
The Transport Minister has said that proposals to impose new tolls on roads in Ireland have been scrapped.
Leo Varadkar announces a new fund for works on bad bends and congested areas, with works on 30 projects to begin this year.
Eurolink Motorway Operation made €19,420,000 over just seven months after the M3 opened last year.
Some M50 tolls will be raised, with charges on other motorways also likely to increase.
The 13.5km stretch will take 21 months to build, and is aimed at improving traffic in Tralee while clearing the way to Killarney.
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The NRA says that Celtic Roads Group (Dundalk) Ltd has failed to reduce prices in line with inflation – but the company says it had a reasonable expectation that charges would never be revised downwards.
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