On the 11th October 2023 following a successful committee meeting in Dublin, the host, Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) were pleased to welcome 20 of the European partners to a site visit at the Motorway Operations Control Centre (MOCC).

The delegates were welcomed by Daniel Pentony of TII, the Motorway Operations manager.

Daniel gave a presentation to the delegates on the operations of the control centre and the recent upgrades from the Tunnel control centre to the Motorway Operations Control Centre.

Previously the motorway control operations were run from the toll plaza control room for the Dublin Tunnel. There was insufficient space which restricted services and operational capabilities.

In 2021 an expansion to the building was completed which centralised the tunnel and motorway operations creating the Motorway Operations Control Centre.

The new control centre is equipped with the latest technology for real time monitoring of the motorway network, the Dublin Port Tunnel and the Jack Lynch Tunnel. There are 37 control room staff with 8 on duty at peak hours. A video wall 3m high and 15m wide displays real time feeds from the motorway CCTV camera network and tunnel CCTV. There are 200 no. CCTV cameras across the network and 120 no, in Dublin Port Tunnel and Jack Lynch Tunnel that are monitored from the control room. This facilitates the management of tunnel ventilation, fire safety, over height detection, traffic flow in the tunnel and is a central hub for monitoring over 1300km of motorway using advanced traffic management systems. The MOCC is responsible for incident management and response, the gathering and distribution of information to assist the road user and other stakeholders.