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Jacob Aecom Awarded €550m MetroLink Construction Contract

Friday 11 September 2026

Engineering firm Jacob Aecom has been awarded a €550 million construction contract for the MetroLink infrastructure project.

Engineering firm Jacob Aecom has been awarded a €550 million construction contract for the MetroLink infrastructure project.

The contract award, reported by Keith Kelly for Independent.ie, represents a major step in the development of the high-capacity transport system. The €550 million contract is one of the primary delivery partnerships for the transit scheme.

While the financial scale of the contract has been confirmed, specific details regarding the exact scope of the works, the construction timeline, and the immediate next steps for the project were not detailed in the initial report. The project remains one of the most significant infrastructure developments in Ireland's modern planning history.

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