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Long-awaited MetroLink project approved by cabinet

Works on airport-connecting light rail hoped to begin in 2025

Road hauliers ‘will cut emissions by 25% if government trims their costs’

Eugene Drennan of the IRHA said the necessary investments could be made to trucks over the coming years, on condition the government agrees to cut excise duties and other taxes on operators

Private firms making thousands a month in unclaimed toll change from motorists

Companies who operate toll plazas under an arrangement with Transport Infrastructure Ireland made an average of €17.8m in 2021

Public transport use at highest rate this year as fare discounts come into effect

Number of Luas passengers has highest spike since pandemic began while number of bicycles in capital is 70% higher than last year

State ‘missed golden opportunity’ to get people out of cars, says e-scooter founder

Damian Young of Zeus Scooters says it’s ‘embarrassing’ that lack of legislation means Irish e-scooter firm cannot roll out in Ireland and must focus elsewhere

Gridlock between Department of Housing and Dublin City Council over roads funding

Council repeatedly sought a meeting with the Department to discuss funding problems with its roads network. It failed to get one

Luna plans cameras on one million e-scooters and e-bikes by 2025

Dublin-headquartered firm also expects revenue to hit €100 million within three years as it rolls out its cutting-edge safety surveillance tech

State’s road infrastructure body has paid law firm €13m to chase M50 toll debts

Kerry legal firm has been paid millions a year to chase motorists who haven’t paid their tolls

NTA seeks new Dublin bus depots ahead of electric changeover

The transport authority recently moved to purchase 120 fully electric double-decker buses

Ryan says putting an age limit on e-scooters is ‘unenforceable’

Transport minister says lack of national ID card for young people means gardaí couldn’t establish age of users, but he is considering lowering the maximum allowable speed

Ireland’s first motorway average speed detection system to go live next week

The camera system will be in operation on the M7 in Co Tipperary

NTA agrees purchase of 120 fully electric double-decker buses in first for transport fleet

Authority to announce ‘initial order’ of 120 buses from Wrightbus, the Antrim-based company owned by Jo Bamford

Women more reliant on public transport but safety remains key concern, study finds

Women must be included in decision-making jobs in planning and transport delivery services, TUD researchers say

Greenways on old railways ‘major threat’ to decarbonising

Senior planner at Transport for London called for reopening of railway lines on greenways

Underground carparks a possibility for the Phoenix Park

Chair of the Office of Public Works wants to address ‘dangerous’ situation where cars are being parked on footpaths and the sides of roads in the park

New study finds Wexford has worst roads in the country

Local Government Audit Service research finds that almost half the Model County’s local secondary roads are in a ‘structurally distressed’ state

Metrolink planning application to be lodged this year

National Transport Authority says state has not proposed any change to timeline of controversial rail project

Dublin City Council rebuffed by government over road upkeep costs

The council warned last year it would only be able to resurface each road in the capital once every century

State should remove parking spaces to ‘actively discourage’ car ownership

The National Economic and Social Council will tomorrow brief politicians on the benefits of a new system of urban development

TDs seek to block new search and rescue contract

A number of independent TDs are concerned that the nature of the proposed contract has effectively ruled out the possibility of the Irish Air Corps playing a role, despite previous commitments to examine that option