Complaints over traffic controls at new bridge
THE €60 million Samuel Beckett Bridge across the river Liffey in Dublin opened to traffic yesterday with mixed reports about its effect on traffic flows in its first day. While AA Roadwatch said it had not heard of any specific problems with traffic, a handful of callers to RTÉ’s Liveline programme complained about it. A...
New bridge opens to traffic – Beckett Bridge
Dublin’s €60 million Samuel Beckett Bridge, designed by internationally renowned architect Santiago Calatrava, opened to traffic this morning. Motorists have been advised there is no right-turn from the bridge on either side of the river and no left-turn from North Wall Quay onto the north side of the bridge. The 120-metre long, 48-metre high bridge...
