Transport Infrastructure Ireland () is a
state agency in
Ireland
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, dealing with road and
public transport
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infrastructure. The body was established in 2015 from a merger of the
Railway Procurement Agency into the
National Roads Authority, with the latter being assigned the new operational name of Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII).
History
The National Roads Authority (NRA) was established in 1994 to provide central management for Ireland's national road network, while the Railway Procurement Agency (RPA) was founded in 2001 to arrange for new
light rail and
metro projects.
The RPA was merged into the NRA under the Roads Act of 2015, and the body was operationally named, and publicly rebranded, as Transport Infrastructure Ireland.
The body owns the
Luas and the planned
MetroLink railway, but they are leased to private operator
Transdev.
Remit
The agency, technically a "non-commercial semi-state body", looks after certain major roads, and some forms of light and metro rail infrastructure, and related services. It is distinct from, but subject to the same government department as, the
National Transport Authority and the
Commission for Railway Regulation.
References
External links
Transport Infrastructure Ireland website
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Transport organisations based in Ireland
Rail transport in the Republic of Ireland
Tram transport in the Republic of Ireland
Road transport in the Republic of Ireland
Road authorities
State-sponsored bodies of the Republic of Ireland
2015 establishments in Ireland