Truckers to get exit priority after day of Port Tunnel chaos

TRUCKERS have been informed that priority will be given to heavy goods vehicles exiting Dublin Port via the new tunnel after major traffic congestion was reported in the area yesterday morning.

The chief executive of the Dublin Port Company, Enda Connellan, complained that there was serious traffic delays at the port for several hours because of traffic signalling problems.

However, Dublin City Council later advised port users that traffic light sequences had been altered in conjunction with the opening of the €751 million Dublin Port Tunnel on Wednesday to divert heavy goods vehicles to the new 4.5km underground link to the M1 and M50.