Lorries banned from Port tunnel lanes

The Dublin Port Tunnel, which is being constructed for the purpose of redirecting heavy goods vehicles away from the city centre, will have two lanes truck free.

The tunnel has cost in the region of E775 million to develop over the last five years and is due to be opened in November. However, it has been confirmed by Dublin City Council that trucks will be banned from using two of the four lanes.

The ban comes about after the Irish Road Haulage Association revealed that trucks emerging northbound from the tunnel will have to use the over-taking lane of the motorway at Whitehall, which is now a penalty points’ offence.