Dublin considered extending freight haulage ban
Date: 28 November 2007
New research suggested that the ban on lorries in Dublin, which was put in place in February this year, has removed 1,500 freight haulage vehicles from roads in the Irish capital, roadtransport.com reports.
When combined with the new Dublin Port tunnel, DCC believes freight haulage traffic has been cut by 4,100 five-axle vehicles a day.
Under the current plans, freight haulage vehicles with four axles will also face a ban from 2009. However, DCC's head of technical services, Brendan O'Brien, said that the rules might be relaxed to only cover articulated four-axle freight haulage lorries.
However, Jimmy Quinn of the Irish Road Haulage Association told the site that any more strict laws would harm freight haulage companies.
He explained: "It's just another layer of bureaucracy we can do without.
"Four-axle vehicles are hauling stuff into M&S and the other stores. The heavy-duty stuff has virtually gone from the city centre there's not much need for it."
Recent reports have suggested that poor infrastructure in Ireland was harming freight transport operations in the country and reducing economic growth.
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