Irish firm Roadbridge and Spanish infrastructure company FCC Construcción (FCC) have landed the main construction contract for Dublin Airport's new North Runway.

The companies secured the contract via a joint venture.

The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross, welcomed the announcement.

He said: "I remain fully supportive of the provision of additional runway capacity at Dublin Airport. The airport experienced its seventh consecutive year of growth last year, welcoming close to 30 million passengers, and the importance of ensuring that we have adequate capacity at our biggest airport to drive national economic growth cannot be overstated. Project 2040 recognises, at a national level, the importance of delivering the North Runway as soon as possible, given its strategic importance for the whole country."

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Preliminary works on the project, including site clearance, road and services diversions and a series of archaeological surveys, commenced in late December 2016.

Construction of the North Runway is expected to be completed in early 2021.

(CM)