Traffic entering and leaving Dublin Airport over the next four weekends is expected to be severely restricted, due to work on the Dublin Port Tunnel.
The restrictions, at one of the busiest times of the year for the airport, will be imposed from 10 p.m. on Fridays to 6 a.m. on Sunday mornings.
The area affected will be the M1/N1 between Collins Avenue and the Coolock interchange at Santry, about midway between the city and the airport.
According to Dublin City Council the closure is essential to allow for the demolition of the Shantalla Bridge, Santry, to facilitate the construction of the entrance/exit to the Dublin Port Tunnel.
Alternative routes are as follows:
Northbound: motorists approaching Dublin from the south and west should use the M50. Motorists travelling from the city should follow sign-posted routes and travel via Finglas Road or Griffith Avenue and Ballymun Road to the M50.
Southbound: motorists travelling to destinations south and west of Dublin should use the M50. Motorists travelling to the city should use the signposted route via Malahide Road, Coolock and Fairview. The Dublin Port Tunnel hotline has information at 01-2459999.
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