19/02/2008

Lorry Causes Traffic Disruption on M50

There is major congestion on the M50 in Dublin, after a lorry shed its load there this morning.

The incident forced the closure of the southbound off ramp to Ballymount and traffic has been diverted via the Tallaght junction.

There were also reports of traffic congestion at the Lucan interchange, as well as on the N7/Naas Road inbound, due to the incident.

(KMcA)


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