Bridge collapse forces thousands onto roads

A MAJOR traffic plan is being put in place in north Dublin next week to cater for thousands of rail commuters forced to take to the roads after the collapse of a bridge on the Dublin-Belfast railway line last week.

Gardaí expect a significant increase in traffic volumes on several main routes north of Dublin as well as the M50 as schools reopen.

Rail passengers on a commuter train narrowly escaped a potentially fatal accident last Friday after it passed over a 20-metre section of the viaduct at the Broadmeadow estuary between Malahide and Donabate moments before it collapsed into the sea.