Road tolls to increase next year, including €1 increase during peak times at Dublin Tunnel

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Transport Infrastructure Ireland approved toll increases for ten toll roads starting 1 January.
The Dublin Port Tunnel southbound peak-time toll will rise by 1 euro to 15 euro.
M50 tolls will increase by 10 to 30 cent depending on vehicle type and registration status.

ROAD TOLLS ACROSS the country will increase from 1 January, including an extra €1 at peak times at the Dublin Port Tunnel.

A spokesperson for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) said that the level of tolls charged is regulated through an inflation adjustment mechanism.

The board of Transport Infrastructure Ireland has approved increases for the ten toll roads in Ireland.

For the M50, all vehicle categories will see an increase.

M50 toll increases

For registered car users who have a tag or video account, the increase will be 10 cent, while unregistered car users will pay an extra 20 cent.

Goods vehicles not exceeding 2,000kg will increase by 10 cent in the case of registered users with tags or unregistered users, and by 20 cent for registered with video accounts.

Heavier HGV’s on M50 will increase by either 20 cent or 30 cent.

At the Dubin Port Tunnel, there will be an increase of €1 for southbound, towards Dublin, during morning peak hours, which is 6am to 10am from Monday to Friday.

The charge during this period will increase from €14 to €15.

Other Dublin Port Tunnel tolls rates will remain unchanged for 2027.

Dublin port tunnel increases

A spokesperson said this increase “reflects the increasing volumes of traffic being experienced in southbound peak period, and the requirement to preserve capacity for heavy goods vehicles accessing Dublin Port”.

Meanwhile, the M50 toll and Dublin Port Tunnell are operated on behalf of TII, while the other eight are operated under a Public Private Partnership (PPP) model.

These tolls will also see increases.

Rates for cars and motorcycles on M3 Clonee to Kells will remain unchanged, but rates for cars at all other toll locations will increase by 10 cent.

Other toll increases

Heavier HGV’s meanwhile will see increases of 20 cent, with HGV’s of more than 3,500kg and having four axels will increase by 30 cent (apart from the M3 Clonee to Kells, which increase by 10 cent).

Meanwhile, TII said that tolling income that it collects “supplements separate funding allocations from the Exchequer”.

It said that tolling income supports TII’s “functions and activities relating to the operation, maintenance and life-cycle asset management of the national roads network”.

It added that the “primary purpose of toll revenue is generally to fund protection and renewal activities on the national road network” and that the revenues collected “make a significant contribution to the funds required for TII’s Protection and Renewal budget”.

Elsewhere, in relation to the PPP operated toll schemes, a spokesperson for TII said that the revenue collected by these companies is “also used to pay off loans borrowed by the companies for the construction of the motorway, as well as for the operation and maintenance of the motorway”.

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