The Minister for Transport, Martin Cullen, has welcomed the announcement by the National Roads Authority that a contract has been awarded for the design, construction and operation of barrier-free tolling on the M50.
BetEire Flow is a consortium comprising of the French toll operator, Sanef, and the supplier and integrator, CS.
It will put the multi-lane free-flow tolling in place by summer 2008.
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