People really lost the plot over delays on the M50 today
A truck shedding its load on the M50 today pretty much brought the southside of the capital to a standstill, with motorists on their commute home and everyone else sitting in long delays.
There were lengthy tailbacks from the Westlink Bridge to Dundrum at one point, and people took to Twitter to voice their anger and frustration at a problem that seems to be a daily one now.
One driver even appeared to abandon his vehicle at the Red Cow interchange in the left lane, with that causing even further delays.
Eventually the road was cleared and fully reopened, but traffic remained rediculously heavy on all roads for some time.
Westlink bridge N’bound down to one lane due to debris on the road. Clean up crews on site. Approach with care. #m50safety pic.twitter.com/QYb4DvCAE9
— M50 Dublin (@M50Dublin) January 9, 2017
Serious delays building up on M50 Northbound before Westlink. Down to one lane after truck dumps lots of debris pic.twitter.com/AuEz1ZhSVx
— Dundrum.info (@Dundrum_info) January 9, 2017
The M50 northbound is a nightmare at 3pm @aaroadwatch pic.twitter.com/KE8G2shNz5
— Paul O’Connor (@paulshoebox) January 9, 2017
I’d imagine the #M50 is tending by now . It’s like the early 2000s all over again with the traffic
— paul buckley (@irishbucka) January 9, 2017
@babaduck71 @HeyPestoie @geoffboyle Slowly losing the will to live #M50 from 3pm 🙁 pic.twitter.com/7UfkHnMO4F
— Paul O’Connor (@paulshoebox) January 9, 2017
@aaroadwatch M50 northbound is badly gridlocked
— David McGee (@mcgeedavid) January 9, 2017
@aaroadwatch abandoned car on left lane between 9 and 7 M50
— Happy Lou Year (@QuaverLou) January 9, 2017
Avoid M50! We’re not moving at all!
— Ailish Shaw (@Ailish_Shaw) January 9, 2017
For the 1st time EVER i dont leave for the airport 3 hours early- debris blocking 2 lanes m50 is a carpark 🙂
— rebecca nolan (@BeckaNolan95) January 9, 2017
If all that was not enough, one eagle-eyed driver even spotted another using his tyre for a very unconventional reason.
Slip road going onto m50 at Red Cow. Lorry driver availaing of the traffic in front to get out of the cab and piss on his own wheel #Dublin
— Shane Mangan (@Shane_Mangan) January 9, 2017
@playfullirish85 prob cuz so many annoying ppl don’t like to use their indicators!
— Suzi McCoy (@sue1187) January 9, 2017
I’d like to say the M50 is like a car park I f****** hate the M50
— EAMONN (@EAMONN84576379) January 9, 2017
Shoutout to the complete cunt who abandoned their car on one of the three lanes on the M50. That won’t cause a mad accident later…
— Dean Brown (@reus85) January 9, 2017
Jaysis is all I can say about The traffic on the M50. On the off ramp at Ballymount for 25mins now + it honestly hasn’t moved! @aaroadwatch
— CROSSY (@CrossyTweets) January 9, 2017
@M50Dublin can someone not move the abandoned car?? #M50
— Fetho (@TheFeth) January 9, 2017
Just looking out at the carpark that is the M50 near Redcow. Feel sorry for anyone stuck #standstill pic.twitter.com/fB9ScQl9vI
— C Keating (@cponk) January 9, 2017
It is in bits !!!! 75mins exit 13 to Ballymount already !!! I hate the M50 https://t.co/zndm65nyb0
— Aisling Larkin (@AisLarkin) January 9, 2017
The M50 should have a speed limit of 50 kph with loads of speed cameras, drivers are arseholes ??
— Fetho (@TheFeth) January 9, 2017
Traffic is mad tonight! M50 & roads onto & off it are choked with traffic. Is there a solution? Crashes, debris on M50, poor driving skills!
— Jean Cogavin (@jcogavin) January 9, 2017
Have just left a rush hour M50. I would be a total basket case if I had to do that daily.
— Alison O’Connor (@alisonoconn) January 9, 2017
