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20/11/2015
Dublin Port Tunnel Closed Following Accident
The Dublin Port Tunnel is currently closed following a road traffic collision early on Friday morning.
It is understood a truck has overturned in the north bore tunnel, and emergency services are using the south bore tunnel to access the scene.
The 5 axle ban for Dublin City has been lifted due to the Port Tunnel collision.
The tunnels are expected to be closed for a number of hours.
(MH/JP)
It is understood a truck has overturned in the north bore tunnel, and emergency services are using the south bore tunnel to access the scene.
The 5 axle ban for Dublin City has been lifted due to the Port Tunnel collision.
The tunnels are expected to be closed for a number of hours.
(MH/JP)
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Fans used to clean the air in Dublin Port Tunnel are to be replaced at a cost of €850,000, after just one year. The contractor is to pay to replace the turbo-jet fans but has denied any responsibility for a host of other faults - including the €30 million Scada electronics management system that is failing to control the fans.
11 March 2008
Port Tunnel Shut
The Dublin Port Tunnel was temporarily closed to all traffic after a truck caught fire in the facility this afternoon. The normal HGV ban for traffic in the city centre was lifted shortly after the closure, which happened at around 12.30pm. The emergency services were at the scene this afternoon, but no injuries have been reported.
Port Tunnel Shut
The Dublin Port Tunnel was temporarily closed to all traffic after a truck caught fire in the facility this afternoon. The normal HGV ban for traffic in the city centre was lifted shortly after the closure, which happened at around 12.30pm. The emergency services were at the scene this afternoon, but no injuries have been reported.
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