N8/N25/N40 - Dunkettle Interchange [open to traffic]

More important to shoot fish in a barrell by constantly catching people above 60 on the n28 merge to n40e where I have never seen a crash despite using the road daily.

The merge behind the Rochestown Park Hotel is an absolute disaster.

"Something needs to be done about the standard of driving. Now that we're finally back to pre-pandemic traffic levels, this is back to being an almost daily occurrence."

Better enforcement of The Rules of The Road and include a section of 100km/h road in the driving test.

Last year my sister in the UK got done for speeding and was given the choice of penalty points or attending a one-day course on speed awareness. Such an option, if extended to other offenses too, would help raise the standard of driving here and be a great help to reduce the carnage on our roads. Where's The RSA on this?

It took me an hour to get from Maryborough Hill to UCC. I first went down Maryborough Hill and traffic was backed up to Maryborough House Hotel. I then went onto the N28, which was okay, but merging onto the N40 was not easy, and traffic was bumper to bumper then due to a three car crash by Vernon Mount Bridge. In this case, a third lane, for N28-N40 J6, wouldn’t have mattered as the J6 lane was empty, the problem was you didn’t know there was a crash in the far right lane until you got to it, and then people were trying to merge into the middle lane. Once I got passed the crash, the road was empty, and I got to the Wilton junction in no time

From the picture in the latest newsletter it looks like the n25W to tunnel movement will have 2 lanes almost right up to the merge with the M8S traffic.

It looks to me like the merge will have to happen from around where the 2 lads are standing and end before the 2 links join up

It's going to be 3 lanes into 1 in what looks like quite a short stretch, not sure how that will work out but we'll find out soon enough.

Physical separation won’t work. Those in the right will need to be able to access the emergency exit to the left in the event the tunnel is blocked.

As niloc1951 mentioned, you deal with that requirement by using physical separators that can be temporarily removed. The same requirement you mention exists right through the tunnel in fact because if there's a breakdown or rear-ending, traffic would need to be able to get around it.

The VMS signs were saying a crash in the tunnel and everyone was happily joining the static queue. I went through the city, which at 730am was still clear.

As far as I could see driving past this one was on the south side of the tunnel, or just inside it. Nothing to do with merging at Dunkettle.

Just like Friday, albeit earlier in the day today. I reckon it's just going to keep happening. In the last few weeks, almost every time I've entered the tunnel southbound I've witnessed what's technically referred to as sketchy shít. Sadly, too many people are either dicks or idiots or sometimes both.

As said before, there should be continued lane separation until maybe 150m after the south exit of the tunnel.

Weaving of traffic from Link K and Link D (Southbound) to the southern end of the tunnel should not be permitted or facilitated. As has been shown, any crash caused by weaving can result in significant traffic queues which result in people being late for appointments or work, which in turn converts into an economic cost for commerce and industry.

There's not much that can be done, in the near term, for the merge from the N28, which sees regular disruption due to crashes involving merging vehicles but an immediate solution is available for the Link K and Link D (Southbound) merge.

Came through the tunnel on Saturday from Mahon side. As we came out the other side a fella in the left hand lane suddenly veered across in front of the car in front of me to get over to the Dublin turnoff. The guy in front was on the ball and braked quickly, narrowly avoiding a nasty crash.

Well if the sat nav is Google Maps, that’s not surprising given that Google now thinks there are two ways to get from the tunnel to the M8…see below. If on the other hand the sat nav is part of the car’s infotainment system, it should be updated some time in the next five years.

When looking at the live feed of the N40 North of Tunnel, I still see vehicles making a last-minute dive across from the left lane for the M8 exit.

Is the sign for the M8 being spread across the two lanes of the N40 giving some drivers the idea that the M8 is accessible from both lanes of the N40?