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25/09/2015
Dublin Airport To Close T1 Departures Road For Repairs
Dublin Airport has confirmed the Departures Road at Terminal 1 is to close for three months, in order to allow essential maintenance to be carried out.
The project will commence from 4am on Monday 28 September and is due to be completed by mid-December. The work is part of a wider scheme to modernise the terminal.
Since opening in 1972, Terminal 1 has welcomed almost 375 million passengers. However, a "significant increase" in vehicles using the Departures Road over that time means that road is now in urgent need of repair to prolong its life and address some ongoing drainage issues.
Siobhán O'Donnell, Dublin Airport's Head of External Communications, said: "Over the past 43 years the Terminal 1 Departures Road has been the main thoroughfare through the airport and it has endured much wear and tear during those four decades.
"The T1 Departures Road now needs a comprehensive upgrade and this can only be carried out safely by closing the road to all traffic. The upgrade to the Departures Road will also enable Dublin Airport to improve the overall arrivals area within Terminal 1."
While the project is underway, Dublin Airport has confirmed it will provide an alternative set down area for customers departing from Terminal 1, which will be located at the rear of the T1 multi-storey car park. A traffic management system will also be in operation.
The project to upgrade the departures road will include structural repairs to walls and concrete columns; the upgrading and replacing of existing movement joints, and the installation of a new drainage system and outlets. Existing footpaths, road surface and line markings will also be replaced.
(JP/CD)
The project will commence from 4am on Monday 28 September and is due to be completed by mid-December. The work is part of a wider scheme to modernise the terminal.
Since opening in 1972, Terminal 1 has welcomed almost 375 million passengers. However, a "significant increase" in vehicles using the Departures Road over that time means that road is now in urgent need of repair to prolong its life and address some ongoing drainage issues.
Siobhán O'Donnell, Dublin Airport's Head of External Communications, said: "Over the past 43 years the Terminal 1 Departures Road has been the main thoroughfare through the airport and it has endured much wear and tear during those four decades.
"The T1 Departures Road now needs a comprehensive upgrade and this can only be carried out safely by closing the road to all traffic. The upgrade to the Departures Road will also enable Dublin Airport to improve the overall arrivals area within Terminal 1."
While the project is underway, Dublin Airport has confirmed it will provide an alternative set down area for customers departing from Terminal 1, which will be located at the rear of the T1 multi-storey car park. A traffic management system will also be in operation.
The project to upgrade the departures road will include structural repairs to walls and concrete columns; the upgrading and replacing of existing movement joints, and the installation of a new drainage system and outlets. Existing footpaths, road surface and line markings will also be replaced.
(JP/CD)
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