DRIVERS are experiencing severe delays this morning following multiple crashes on major Irish motorways.
Traffic bosses have urged road users to “consider a different route” after a series of multi-vehicle collisions.
A crash on the M3/N3 has caused significant delays for commuters heading into Dublin city.
The collision occurred inbound between Junction 4 Clonee and Junction 3 Clonsilla.
The incident has left lane two impacted.
A separate collision is causing congestion on Dublin’s M50.
The collision occurred on the M50 at Junction 6 Blanchardstown, with lane one impacted.
On the M8/N8 southbound, a multi-vehicle crash has also occurred.
This is impacting traffic between Junction 10 Cahir North and Junction 11 Cahir South.
TII warned: “Some delays to your journey may occur.
“When approaching the collision location, drive with caution, reduce your speed and please obey instructions from emergency services.
There is also reports of congestion impacting Dublin’s M50, with both northbound and southbound routes seeing heavy flows of traffic.
TRANSPORT CANCELLATIONS
Meanwhile, Bus Eireann has issued a number of cancellations and disruptions for commuters.
Due to operational issues the 7.30am 226X from Kinsale to MTU has been cancelled.
Route 103 at 7.30 from Dublin to Ratoath has also been cancelled this morning.
There are a number of diversions in place for routes 214 and 216 which can all be found here.
The N1/N2 is operating at a reduced frequency.
IRISH RAIL & LUAS DELAYS
Over at Irish Rail, the 6.20am Portlaoise to Heuston service is operating at reduced capacity due to an operational issue.
The 5.15am Westport to Heuston is delayed by approximately 42 minutes due to a technical issue.
The 8.12am Newbridge to Heuston is operating at reduced capacity due to an operational issue.
Luas passengers are being reminded that temporary changes are taking place over the long weekend.
They said: “A reminder to Luas Green Line customers that there are temporary changes to Operating Hours this weekend to accommodate works to upgrade the overhead cables.
“Services finish 1 hour early tonight and start 1 hour late tomorrow morning, Saturday 1 February.”
