DPT: We have a date!!!

darkman2

We have a date for the run

(well its something)

PORT TUNNEL RUN CONFIRMED FOR DECEMBER 10TH
Nov 10, 2006 A press conference to formally launch The Port Tunnel 10K Run takes place on Monday and details as the emerge will also be posted here.

So I take it then the date for opening is the 11th of December???!??? I think it might be.:D Pure speculation of course but surely it must be the 11th.

Chris_533976

By then all the tunnel staff will be on Christmas Holidays so it wont open till Jan, at which point they'll find the new leak that appeared while they were off work, so it wont really be open until March or April

darkman2

If there letting a marathon through it then the tests must be finished. It should open within a couple of days Id imagine. We will see:rolleyes:

robfitz

darkman2 wrote:

We have a date for the run

Where did you get this information? I'm thinking of signing up for the run.

Bluetonic

robfitz wrote:

Where did you get this information? I'm thinking of signing up for the run.

http://www.activeeurope.com/Events/index.cfm?AC=EventDetails&E=41978

darkman2

Apparently its supposed to be bigger then the Dublin city marathon.

Some more info:

The Dublin Port Tunnel 10k Run (under IAAF/ AAI rules) being held in Dublin, Ireland in association with Clonliffe Harriers Athletics Club and the Dublin Port Tunnel Project are proud to announce the. This run is a once in a lifetime event, a totally unique experience, a 10k road run in a 4.5km tunnel under the streets of Dublin!

Enter at
http://www.activeeurope.com/Events/index.cfm?AC=EventDetails&E=41978

More details at
www.clonliffeharriers.com

The run is being held to mark the opening of Dublin's Port Tunnel the largest ever civil engineering project undertaken in the Irish State. It is the longest urban road tunnel in Europe having two bores 4.5km long.

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Testing is still on going: there is currently a smoke test underway

darkman2

I would think testing would be finished before the run, at least I would hope they wouldnt allow 10,000 people into the tunnel if they were not convinced it was safe.:rolleyes:

tbh

The vibrations from all those runners will surely dislodge some of the tiles and put the date back 6 months to a year.

The best bit of graffiti I ever saw was written on one of those posters saying "entirely paid for by the irish taxpayer, the longest tunnel blah blah".

someone had written:

"never mind that bollocks - whens the ****er OPEN??!!?!?"

daveirl

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darkman2

daveirl wrote:

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Sorry im not a runner, so unsure of the terms. Like most I dont give a sh*te about the run, I just want the darn thing open.

darkman2

tbh wrote:

someone had written:

"never mind that bollocks - whens the ****er OPEN??!!?!?"

jlang

It is not far off being a quarter marathon, with a quarter of the number of runners taking part. Because of the shorter length, the participants may not spread out as much, so it could be busier (if not literally bigger).