NTA to Brief Domestic & International Construction Sector on Sustainable Transport Plans

The National Transport Authority (NTA) is to brief contractors and consultants in Ireland and abroad on opportunities that will arise as a result of National Development Plan (NDP) investment in sustainable transport over the next decade.

The briefing will take place by way of a two-hour Zoom webinar on 26 May. Interested parties from Ireland and abroad will be invited to attend.

The meeting will be chaired by NTA CEO Anne Graham and addressed by Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan along with Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform Paschal Donohoe. Representatives of Iarnród Éireann and Transport Infrastructure Ireland will also participate in the event.

The meeting will hear of NDP plans to invest in public transport, active travel and the connectivity of communities to the tune of €35bn, including €15.3bn allocated to the NTA between now and 2030.

Sustainable transport programmes earmarked for funding in the NDP include BusConnects, MetroLink and DART+ along with an ambitious

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“During next month’s event, attendees will be encouraged to message NTA facilitators to schedule one-to-one followup sessions with ourselves or with some of the other key stakeholders, either for later that day or in the following days or weeks.”