And the people did rejoice as the Newlands Cross Flyover opened to traffic this morning.
N7: No delays at all on the approach to the M50 due to the opening of the Newlands Cross flyover. Long Mile Rd is busy though.
— LiveDrive (@LiveDrive) November 20, 2014
There’s been significant traffic disruption over the past year as construction continued – but the project was completed ahead of schedule. Here’s a timelapse video of the entire project which a guy called Ross McCarthy compiled from Dublin traffic cams.
As you do.
[youtube]http://youtu.be/vY70j-3Brn4[/youtube]
Meanwhile, a campaign has been launched by Labour Party TD Robert Dowds to have the new structure named in honour of crime journalist Veronica Guerin, who was murdered in her car while stopped in traffic at Newlands Cross in 1996.
See the Construction of the Newlands Cross Flyover in 60 Seconds [Video] http://t.co/FWhWlGhryK via @blacknight
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