Comments on: Tunnel to open in November? http://www.dublinblog.ie/2006/09/06/tunnel-to-open-in-november/ An award winning group blog, written by some of Dublin's best, most prolific, witty and engaging bloggers about the life and goings on in and around Dublin City Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:56:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: The Dublin Community Blog :: A group blog all about life in Dublin City, Ireland » Blog Archive » Dublin Port Tunnel website and some cool pics http://www.dublinblog.ie/2006/09/06/tunnel-to-open-in-november/comment-page-1/#comment-20605 The Dublin Community Blog :: A group blog all about life in Dublin City, Ireland » Blog Archive » Dublin Port Tunnel website and some cool pics Tue, 14 Nov 2006 16:46:11 +0000 http://www.dublinblog.ie/2006/09/06/tunnel-to-open-in-november/#comment-20605 [...] Darragh wrote back in September that the Dublin Port Tunnel was to open in mid-November. It now appears that it will open before Christmas with an official date being made before the end of the month. (You would have thought getting it open in time for the Christmas rush would have been important particularly considering the crazy traffic on the quays yesterday evening which was made up of WWW wrestling fans (apparently there was a do in the Point Depot) and trucks and lorries making their way to the port for the evening sailing. Before then there will be a 10km charity race through the tunnel on December 10. More information on that  here and here. Sounds like a cool thing to do. And back to tunnel news did you know 5,000 people worked 7.5million people hours constructing the €752m project. At 4.5km long it is the longest urban tunnel in Europe and should transport traffic from the M50 to Dublin Port in six minutes. (The site actually contradicts itself on this fact, on one page it says six minutes while on the map at the front it says 10.) Check out the Dublin Port Tunnel website which has lots of really cool photographs, some of which I am reproducing here. Who knew Star Wars was going on underneath our feet… [...] [...] Darragh wrote back in September that the Dublin Port Tunnel was to open in mid-November. It now appears that it will open before Christmas with an official date being made before the end of the month. (You would have thought getting it open in time for the Christmas rush would have been important particularly considering the crazy traffic on the quays yesterday evening which was made up of WWW wrestling fans (apparently there was a do in the Point Depot) and trucks and lorries making their way to the port for the evening sailing. Before then there will be a 10km charity race through the tunnel on December 10. More information on that  here and here. Sounds like a cool thing to do. And back to tunnel news did you know 5,000 people worked 7.5million people hours constructing the €752m project. At 4.5km long it is the longest urban tunnel in Europe and should transport traffic from the M50 to Dublin Port in six minutes. (The site actually contradicts itself on this fact, on one page it says six minutes while on the map at the front it says 10.) Check out the Dublin Port Tunnel website which has lots of really cool photographs, some of which I am reproducing here. Who knew Star Wars was going on underneath our feet… [...]

]]> By: Kurt http://www.dublinblog.ie/2006/09/06/tunnel-to-open-in-november/comment-page-1/#comment-20598 Kurt Tue, 14 Nov 2006 14:49:13 +0000 http://www.dublinblog.ie/2006/09/06/tunnel-to-open-in-november/#comment-20598 ck also on http://www.amnesty.ie/content/view/full/6395/ and indeed you can enroll now on www.activeeurope.com good luck ck also on http://www.amnesty.ie/content/view/full/6395/

and indeed you can enroll now on http://www.activeeurope.com

good luck

]]> By: Gillian http://www.dublinblog.ie/2006/09/06/tunnel-to-open-in-november/comment-page-1/#comment-20397 Gillian Mon, 13 Nov 2006 14:07:17 +0000 http://www.dublinblog.ie/2006/09/06/tunnel-to-open-in-november/#comment-20397 If you go to www.activeeurope.com it will have all the information. Cheers If you go to http://www.activeeurope.com it will have all the information.

Cheers

]]> By: Gráinne Kelly http://www.dublinblog.ie/2006/09/06/tunnel-to-open-in-november/comment-page-1/#comment-6274 Gráinne Kelly Mon, 09 Oct 2006 14:12:54 +0000 http://www.dublinblog.ie/2006/09/06/tunnel-to-open-in-november/#comment-6274 Port-Tunnel - Charity 10K Run Do anybody have any information on this? Port-Tunnel – Charity 10K Run

Do anybody have any information on this?

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