Aviation

DAA to build underground tunnel at Dublin Airport despite resident and Ryanair objections

Plans to construct a vehicle underpass at Dublin Airport will create 160 jobs

DAA first lodged the plans in September 2022. Picture: Sam Boal

The DAA has been granted planning permission by An Bord Pleanála (ABP) to construct a new €200 million tunnel at Dublin Airport.

DAA first lodged the plans for the construction of a vehicle underpass in the middle of the airfield, underneath the crosswind runway at Dublin Airport, to connect the Eastern Campus with the West Apron in September 2022.

The aerodrome operator said the tunnel is required to improve access and safety on the airfield, ...