Engineers hope to reopen Jack Lynch Tunnel by Monday

ENGINEERS assessing damage to the Jack Lynch Tunnel believe it may cost up to 1 million to repair, but hope to have it reopened in time for next Monday morning’s rush hour.

The northbound bore of the tunnel has been closed since Thursday morning after a lorry smashed up to 50 lights, exhaust smoke detectors and display information boards.

The damage was said to look worse than it actually was, although engineers admitted that the cost of repairs will be far in excess of the 200,000 caused when another truck caused damage in the tunnel in February 2005.