Traffic mayhem as officials choose jazz weekend for Jack Lynch tunnel repairs

City officials are under fire after Jack Lynch tunnel repairs caused traffic chaos in Cork over the bank holiday weekend.

Traffic mayhem as officials choose jazz weekend for Jack Lynch tunnel repairs

Tens of thousands of motorists were caught in 6.5km, 90-minute tailbacks on Saturday afternoon as the tunnel’s north-bound bore was closed for “urgent” repairs.

A contra-flow system was put in operation in the south-bound bore across the weekend.

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