Photographed at the event in Dublin Tunnel Control Buildings were Pat Maher, Director of Network Management at TII, Minister for Transport Darragh O'Brien, and Steve Preece, CEO, and Helen Bray, Chief Financial Officer, both of Egis in Ireland. (Pic Shane O'Neill for Coalesce)
Egis in Ireland marked the award of a new contract to operate and maintain the Dublin Tunnel, the Jack Lynch Tunnel in Cork and 1,200 km of motorway 24/7, at an event in the Dublin Tunnel Control Building, in the presence of Ireland's Minister for Transport, Darragh O'Brien.
The eight-year contract, which can be extended for another eight years, was awarded to Egis in Ireland by Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) following a tender process and includes the 24/7 operation of the Dublin-based Motorway Operations Control Centre (MOCC), which monitors over 1,200km of the country’s motorways.
Egis has operated the Dublin Tunnel since it opened in 2006 and has implemented significant and sustainable upgrades in partnership with Transport Infrastructure Ireland.
Ireland’s Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien attended the MOCC, joined by Steve Preece, CEO of Egis in Ireland, Pierre-Yves Massille, CEO of Egis Consulting and Operations Business Line, and Pat Maher, Director of Network Management TII to mark the signing of the contract.
The contract award marks the third successive time that Egis has won the contract to manage and operate the Dublin Tunnel, extending the company’s longstanding partnership with TII.
The latest contract places Egis Road & Tunnel Operations (ERTO) in charge of the full operational management of three nationally critical assets – the Dublin Tunnel, the Jack Lynch Tunnel and the MOCC.
As part of the contract, Egis will align its operations with TII’s Sustainability Implementation Plan. This will include an intention to source 100% of operational energy from renewable sources from day one and continuing to transition the infrastructure to net zero.
