Dunkettle tailbacks to end as link roads open at weekend

The new road leading into the Jack Lynch tunnell heading from the east on the Dunkettle interchange road will open over the weekend. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

Tailbacks at the notorious Dunkettle Interchange are set to become a thing of the past this weekend when a €215m overhaul reaches a major milestone.

Six new link roads are scheduled to open on Sunday, and all remaining traffic lights on the interchange will be switched off, giving motorists their first full free-flow experience through what has become known as one of Ireland’s most congested bottlenecks.