Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 180: To ask the Minister for Transport further to the last paragraph of Parliamentary Question No. 165 of 10 November 2005, if he will provide details of the works proposed under the upgrading of the West Link section of the M50, and in particular the changes that will be made to the toll bridge and toll barriers during and upon completion of this specific upgrade. [36249/05]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The planning, design and implementation of national road improvement projects, including the upgrade of the M50 and the move to barrier free tolling at the West Link bridge, is a matter, in the first instance, for the National Roads Authority.

A design and build contract for the upgrading of the West Link section of the M50, that is, 3.2 km of motorway between the Galway road junction and the West Link toll plaza, is expected to be advertised in early 2006 and works are due to be completed by mid 2008. The conversion of the toll plaza and the installation of barrier free tolling on the M50 will be the subject of a separate contract. The timing of the move to barrier free tolling will depend on the outcome of negotiations currently underway between the NRA and NTR.