MOTORISTS are facing severe delays this morning following a crash on a busy motorway.
Traffic bosses are urging road users to “consider a different route” as one major motorways see impacts.
A crash on the M3 has caused significant delays for commuters heading into Dublin city.
The collision occurred inbound between Junction 3 and Junction 2 in the hard shoulder.
There are further delays impacting the M3 as a breakdown involving a car or motorbike has occurred.
The incident occurred between Junction 3 Clonsilla and Junction 2 Blanchardstown.
TII said: “When approaching the breakdown location, drive with caution and reduce your speed.
“Due to the impact of the breakdown, delays to your journey will occur.
“Consider a different journey start time or route.”
There is also reports of congestion impacting Dublin’s M50, with both northbound and southbound routes seeing heavy flows of traffic.
Meanwhile, Bus Eireann has issued a number of cancellations and disruptions for commuters.
Due to operational issues the 6.25 245 ex Clonmel will start its trip in Mitchelstown at 8.10, with Clonmel and Cahir not being served.
Route 223 at 7.25 from Macroom to Cork is delayed by 20 minutes and will not serve Farnanes, with the 7.25 ex Crookstown service operating 30 minutes late.
There are a number of diversions in place for routes 214 and 216 which can all be found here.
Route 323 at 7.17 from Nenagh to Limerick is now operating from Ballina and is approximately 20 minutes behind schedule.
Route 354 at 9.30 from The Clock Tower to Dunmore East has been cancelled along with the 10.20 from Dunmore East to The Clock Tower.
The 360/360A from Waterford to Crobally Heights at 8am has been cancelled.
The N1/N2 is operating at a reduced frequency.
IRISH RAIL IMPACTS
At Irish Rail, services between Cork, Cobh and Midleton were suspended this morning due to an operational issue but have since resumed with services between Glounthane and Midleton still experiencing delays.
The 7.15 Portlaoise to Heuston service was delayed departing this morning due to a technical issue onboard.
This is now 14 minutes behind schedule and operating at a reduced capacity.
The 7.55 Drogheda to Dun Laoghaire service is running six minutes late, while the 7.20 Howth to Greystones is behind schedule by eight minutes.
