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Among the evolving issues in the operation of Dublin's showpiece infrastructure project, the Port Tunnel, since its opening yesterday --

[Day 1] Operators of the new route had promised to open it 'after lunch' but there were delays because of the large number of people attending the opening ceremony.

Up to 1,000 people attended the opening of the €751 million project including Santa Claus and Taoiseach Bertie Ahern who were among the first special guests to drive through.
But operators admitted the opening of the tunnel to traffic had to be delayed until after 3pm because of the time it had taken to clear the large volume of people from the plaza at the port end of the tunnel. The delay left many hauliers backed-up for several hours.

The opening of the new €725 million Dublin Port Tunnel was delayed for several hours yesterday to allow its new operator Transroute to place traffic cones along the 4.5km length of both the north and southbound lanes

[Day 2] Dublin City Council has denied claims that the traffic lights at the exit of Dublin Port were adjusted this morning, causing heavy congestion in the area.

The Chief Executive of Dublin Port, Enda Connellan, said the traffic was 'an absolute mess' early this morning because of the traffic light adjustment and the overnight closure of the tunnel.
Jimmy Quinn of the Irish Road Hauliers' Association said drivers were stuck in the port because traffic lights were set incorrectly for vehicles entering the tunnel. "It seems they got this wrong this morning. This should have shown up straight away," he said. "They couldn't get out of the port".

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