Jack Lynch Tunnel Nightly Closures

The €5 million upgrade works on the Jack Lynch Tunnel will be completed in a final period of nightly closures commencing tomorrow, Saturday, January 19th. The tunnel will close from 9.15pm to 7am every night with the exception of Fridays until February 8th, 2013. The works, which are taking place as part of an EU directive for additional fire protection, are destined to enhance public safety and route protection. Similar fire resistance upgrades are taking place in tunnels across Europe.