A “perfect storm” caused by failing traffic lights at a key junction, freezing weather and a new tramline navigating rush-hour commuter traffic for the first time led to gridlock across much of Dublin city centre on Monday morning. Dublin City Council, staff from Transdev, the company which operates the Luas and the Garda traffic division all worked to deal with the signalling failure and by 9.30am, traffic started moving again. “There were problems at College Green with bus encroachment on to the tramline, or the ‘swept path’ where the tram needs to turn,” he said. This particular problem was a reflection of the large number of traffic movements and the difficult environment in College Green, Mr O’Brien said. When any type of difficulty happens it causes knock-on problems, but it did take a while to recover.”Dublin Bus said its worst delays were from 8.30am-9.30am, particularly on the northside.

Source: The Irish Times December 12, 2017 04:52 UTC