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Thu 11 Nov 2002Valuer says land value would rise by 20%Lands owned by the controversial shelf company Jackson Way Properties Ltd in south county Dublin, will increase in value by 20 per cent following a local authority road building project, it was claimed yesterday.Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council is in the process of constructing the South Eastern Motorway and a valuer for the council Mr David Garvey claimed at an arbitration hearing that the motorway will increase the value of the lands by up to €88,000 per acre.