Traffic queues from East Cork into tunnel 'getting worse'

 A meeting heard that while traffic from East Cork heading for the city is moving well since the Dunkettle upgrade, queues had become noticeably worse for vehicles coming from that direction heading into the tunnel.

Traffic is grinding to a halt at peak times in Midleton and around Carrigtwohill, while queues from that direction into the Jack Lynch Tunnel have worsened since the Dunkettle junction’s €220m upgrade, councillors have heard.

The gridlock has sparked fears that the County Development Plan for major housing and industrial development in the East Cork region is in serious jeopardy.