Saturday 23 January, 2021
There will be fixed garda checkpoints at 132 roads across the country in the coming weeks.
Fianna Fáil’s Stephen Donnelly says progress has been slow with no serious capital investment.
Traffic was down to one lane on the motorway, causing heavy tailbacks.
Holidaymakers were stuck for over 15 hours in their cars at the port of Dover yesterday due to heightened entry checks by French border police.
The burnt-out truck has been removed from the roadside.
Motorists were stuck in tailbacks of up to 90 minutes.
Around 80,000 drivers pass through the motorway bottleneck every day. A new flyover’s being built, but expect major delays in the short-term.
