Jack Lynch Tunnel traffic chaos sparks review of closures
Irish Examiner Reporter
A review has been orpatagonia fleece jacket better sweaterdered into the management of day time closures of the Jack Lynch Tunnel in Cork after urgent repairs caused traffic chaos at the weekend.
The city head of roads and transportation, Gerry O said the review would examinepatagonia shoes where to buy the impact of the weekend restrictions and aim patagonia better sweater fleece vest - women'sto identify what changes could be introduced to improve future day time restrictions.
He made his comments in a briefing document presented to lastpatagonia jackets wholesale0 night city council meeting during which councillors criticised the timing and management of the patagonia down jacket reviewbank holpatagonia jackets wholesale1iday tunnel traffic restrictions.
Council chief executive Ann Doherty apologised to motorists for the disruption.
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The tunnel north bound bore was closed and a contra flow system introdpatagonia jackets wholesale3uced in the south bound bore from 8pm on Friday to allow repairs to the concrete frames around three manhole covers, and the replacement of the manhole covers, in the north boundpatagonia promo code free shipping bore.
Failure to address the defects could be severe ifpatagonia mesh master ii vest review not catastrophipatagonia jackets wholesalec, Mr O said. The concrete needed 72 hours to reach the required strength to handle the tunnel traffic volume which prevented the usual night time works, he said.
The works were advertised in the Irish Examiner, the Evening Echo, on local radio, on the council website, and text alerts were issued to people signed up to the tunnel traffic alert system, he said. The works were also flagged on seven tempopatagonia jackets wholesale2rary roadside signs and on 26 permanent roadside signs, he said.
He defended the timing opatagonia discount code intuitf the work over the jazz bank holiday weekend, citing lower than normal traffic volumes.
While the tunnel handles up to 70,000 vehicles a day, traffic volumes for the 2013 October bank holiday weekend showed 47,000 vehicles on the Saturday, 38,000 on the Sunday and 43,000 on the Monday. The figures for other bank holiday weekends are relatively similar, he said.
But thousands of motorists were caught in four mile 90 minute tailbacks across Saturday afternoon, and to a lesser extent on Sunday. Many took to Twitter to vent their fury and frustration over the lack of advance warning, lack of proper diversion signs, and over the decision to close the tunnel on one of the busiest weekends in patagonia guide pants dressCork social calendar.
But Mr O said the restrictions had worked successfully in the past.
whether due to unanticipated volumes or unanticipated peak flows, or other issues, there were significant tailbacks for road users, especially on the Saturday, he said.
