Brennan makes tunnel announcement

Transport Minister Seamus Brennan has confirmed that the operating height at Dublin Port Tunnel will remain at 4.65 metres, much to the chagrin of the country’s hauliers.

Minister Brennan will made the announcement on Wednesday (August 18) at the Dublin Port Tunnel.
The tunnel boring machine broke through at Fairview Park completing the second 2.2 km tunnel.

Minister Brennan’s decision to leave the operating height unaltered will come as a massive blow to the Transport Users’ Group (TUG) who operate out of Dublin Port.

The group had campaigned to have the operating height at the tunnel increased to 4.9 metres to accommodate so-called high cube trailers.