IRHA calls for Dublin Port barrier removal to boost freight flow and air quality
Following the release of a study that found congestion at Dublin Port was contributing to poor air quality in the Irish capital, the Irish Road Haulage Association has called for the barrier at the port's entrance to be removed.
Following the release of a study that found congestion at Dublin Port was contributing to poor air quality in the Irish capital, the Irish Road Haulage Association has called for the barrier at the port's entrance to be removed.
Speaking to BreakingNews.ie, IRHA president Eugene Drennan said the barrier could be removed “tomorrow”. He added that each truck stopping at the barrier emits “two tonnes of carbon per day”.
According to Drennan, the area of Dublin Port and the exit of the tunnel to the port, are the worst places in the entire country when it comes to carbon emissions.
The IHRA President also believes the barrier to be unnecessary given the entrance to the tunnel is not subject to any toll.
“Our drivers go through tunnels throughout Europe that are tolled, but they lift automatically if you have the tag and that’s how they charge… but the one in Dublin is free. As we go through that tunnel our registrations are there, they have it controlled from before we go into the tunnel. They know it’s a truck that is coming, they have our registration,” Drennan told breakingnews.ie.
In addition to the removal of the barrier, Drennan stressed that freight traffic could flow better if the ferry timetable at the port were to be amended with more staggered arrival and departure times.
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