Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Today to celebrate World Health Day, we reflect on the vital role safe and efficient transport infrastructure plays in promoting public health and well-being.     Towns, villages and cities across the country have become safer and more accessible for more sustainable modes of transport through improvements to the road network, the development of greenways and the provision of public transport.     Watch the below video to see how TII provides benefits to communities. 👇 https://lnkd.in/dvZUAUDw  Department of Transport World Health Organization #WorldHealthDay #SustainableTransport

TII’s CEO Peter Walsh, is featured in a video at the Luas20 celebrations last weekend, along with colleagues from the NTA and Transdev.     TII was delighted to co-host the event and to highlight how Luas has transformed Dublin in its first 20 years!    Watch the video here 👇 Department of Transport National Transport Authority Transdev Ireland #SustainableMobility #Luas20 #LuasMileStones 

⏪ #LastWeekInTransport - Join us as we take a look back at another busy week for the #transport sector! Highlights include: 🚆 New Project Director of MetroLink, Transport Infrastructure Ireland 🤝 New Minister of State at Department of Transport, James Lawless 🚃 The Luas celebrates 20 years of service Transdev Ireland

Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) along with the National Transport Authority, Transdev Ireland and partners celebrated 20 years of Luas at St Stephen’s Green today. Luas is a high capacity, efficient, zero emission means of urban transport and has had a hugely positive impact on Dublin.     Minster for Transport Eamon Ryan TD Department of Transport gave a speech on the impact of the Luas in its first 20 years and cut a Luas themed birthday cake alongside two of the first Luas tram drivers.    It was great to see so many people turn out for the event which included the 20th anniversary Luas tram design, a children’s art competition and a performance by the Kingswood Community Group Choir.  Department of Transport National Transport Authority Transdev Ireland Dublin City Council South Dublin County Council Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council #Luas20, #LuasMilestones, #SustainableTransport,

Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) has published the Luas Benefits Report 2024 which highlights the positive contribution that Luas has made to living, working and socialising in Dublin in its first twenty years. 🚋       Luas has been a catalyst for creating a more sustainable, connected, and productive capital. It has redrawn the map of Dublin, transformed people’s lives, and improved the quality of life of those it serves.    In the last twenty years over, 10,000 jobs new to the Irish economy have been located along the Luas corridors. During this time, a total of 650 million passengers have travelled on Luas. In 2023, Luas carried over 48 million passengers and we’re set to welcome over 50 million passengers in 2024.     Looking to the future, as part of the Luas 2050 vision, TII is helping to expand Luas through plans to progress and deliver lines to Finglas, Lucan, Poolbeg, and Bray as well as connecting Luas to MetroLink offering a link to Dublin Airport.     In partnership with the NTA, TII is developing a preferred route for Luas in Cork, the first Luas line outside of the Greater Dublin Area. Luas is at the heart of a long-term transport network for our cities.   TII, along with our partners, is proud to be making this happen.  Department of Transport National Transport Authority Transdev Ireland Dublin City Council South Dublin County Council Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council We Are DublinTown #SustainableMobility #Luas20 #LuasMileStones

Our next speaker is Paolo Carbone, Head of Public Transport Capital Programme at Transport Infrastructure Ireland, who gives an overview of the 20 years of the Luas in Dublin. He asserts that Luas connects Dublin’s workforce to its major employment centres and supports the attraction of new jobs in a context where, since 2011, near 20% of new homes built in South Dublin County Council have been in the catchment area of stops on the Citywest Extension, twice the average rate of growth across the local authority area more widely. He says that the Luas is a foundation for the MetroLink project, paraphrasing JFK "not because it is easy but because it is hard" and "because it is the right thing to do".   MetroLink is a key scheme in the GDA’ transport strategy to make Dublin a liveable city – more than an airport rail. To deliver, he says there is a need for a relevant transport study and policy document. Paolo C. #TransportIreland

Insightful panel discussion taking place at #TransportIreland between leaders in the transport sector: Imogen Cotter Brendan Murphy, CSO (Central Statistics Office Ireland) Sarah O' Donnell, Transport Infrastructure Ireland Aoife OGrady, Department of Transport Allen Parker, Bus Éireann

TII is delighted to partner with eolas Magazine for this year’s Transport Ireland Conference. As a key player in the transport industry in Ireland, we welcome this opportunity to share how TII has contributed to Transforming Irish Transport, in line with this year’s conference theme.     As we approach the 20th year anniversary of the launch of Luas, Paolo C., Head of Public Transport Capital Programmes will give a   presentation on 20 Years of Luas and showcase how it transformed Dublin. In addition, Sarah O'Donnell, Assistant Chief Architect, will be participating in a Transport Leader’s Discussion Panel.     TII also has a number of staff members attending as delegates. If you are attending, please visit our stand and we’ll be happy to speak with you. We’ll also have our MetroLink Virtual Reality experience ready for delegates to try out!    To see the Conference Programme click here: https://lnkd.in/dpv8NXj      eolas Magazine MetroLink #TransportIreland 

The 14th volume of the Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) Heritage Series, ‘Places for the Living, Places for the Dead,’ was launched last night in the New Ross Library, County Wexford. This book was written by James Eogan, who is a Senior Archaeologist at TII, around his work on the N25 New Ross Bypass.    James was joined at the launch by TII CEO Peter Walsh, Cllr. Anthony Connick, Patricia Long from Rubicon Heritage Services Ltd, and Ian Doyle from The Heritage Council, with the event being chaired by Eamonn Hoare of Wexford County Council.     The N25 New Ross Bypass and the Rose Kennedy Fitzgerald Bridge were opened for operation in 2020. During the design phase, substantial archaeological work was conducted by TII and partners. This led to the discovery of almost 40 previously undocumented archaeological sites along the route of the bypass in counties Kilkenny and Wexford. This book provides an overview of the archaeology of this region and shows how the remains uncovered on the bypass route deepen our understanding of human activity in the lower Barrow Valley over almost nine millennia.    Consideration of archaeology is fully integrated into TII's transport planning process for national roads, light rail, Greenways and metro. TII is very proud of its archaeology work and will continue to support our teams as we expand our infrastructure network.   ⛏⛏🥄🥄 The Heritage Council Rubicon Heritage Services Ltd - Red River Archaeology Group #TransportInfrastructureIreland #TIIHeritageSeries #Archaeology #WexfordCountyCouncil #NewRossBypass #NewRossMunicipalDistrict