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The West-Link (Irish: Droichead Nascbhóthair Thiar) is a toll bridge on the M50 motorway to the west of Dublin, Ireland, operated by NTR plc. Providing a link from the south side of Dublin to the north side, it was opened to vehicular traffic in 1990, and currently handles 98,000 vehicles per day. Originally a single span structure, a second span was completed and opened in September 2003.
The bridge crosses the River Liffey at a point known as the Strawberry Beds. It is 385 metres long, and its highest elevation above the valley it traverses is 41.5 metres.
Monitoring of toll prices and road traffic delays at the West-Link, as covered under the terms of the Public-private partnership agreement between the National Roads Authority and NTR, remain the subject of public and media attention.
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