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Wed 04 Apr 2003Tunnel needs extra height
With a recent vehicle survey showing that the €625 million Dublin Port Tunnel will be too low for 4.5 per cent of trucks - rising to 10 per cent in 2013 - the haulage sector has intensified pressure to raise its height, writes James Nix.
Mr Austin Gilligan, general manager of Gwynedd Shipping, says the tunnel should have the same clearance as a dual-carriageway: "Hauling paper tissue once accounted for 100 journeys a month: now, with high-clearance trucks, we carry the same volume in 56 trips."
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