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Truckers planning protest over tolls on new Kilcock road

Truckers planning protest over tolls on new Kilcock road
16/12/2005 - 08:21:59

Truckers are planning to mount a drive-through protest on the new Kilcock to Kinnegad toll road next month to protest at the huge cost of using the facility.

The road was officially opened to much fanfare earlier this week, but a leading haulage firm, Howley Transport, has already announced plans to boycott it.

The company said the €6.40 toll for trucks would end up costing it €120,000-a-year.

The Irish Road Haulage Association has now announced plans to arrange a mass protest whereby truckers will drive en masse along the road without paying any toll.

Many trucks are currently still using the old N4 route rather than paying the massive toll on the new motorway, which is part of the main route between Dublin and the west.

Residents in the village of Enfield have been complaining about the safety risks posed by the trucks.

posted by FPL @ 10:34 AM