Dublin Port Tunnel opens despite last-minute glitch

OVER budget, over deadline but with not a leak in sight, the Dublin Port Tunnel (DPT) was finally opened yesterday with the promise of dramatically alleviating traffic congestion in the city.

The biggest infrastructural project in the history of the State faced one further delay as the 4.5km twin tunnels were not formally accessible to regular traffic until mid-afternoon — several hours after its planned opening.

There was also a temporary glitch when an important safety feature of the new tunnel failed to work.