Galway Bay fm newsroom – Commuters on the Headford Road and the N17 are facing another evening of traffic chaos as the N84 remains closed between Corundulla barracks and Regan’s of Clonboo.
It’s after an articulated truck, which was carrying timber, jack-knifed and overturned, blocking the road.
Just before 12 today three units of the city fire brigade, an ambulance and Gardaí attended the scene of the incident.
The lorry was carrying a load of timber and it jackknifed on the stretch between Regans of Clonboo and Corrundulla Barracks.
The load of timber is in the process of being removed from the vehicle before it can be lifted upright and taken off the road.
Diversions are in place through Corrandulla, and businesses along the Curraghline are still operating as normal this evening.
A stop-go system remains in place near McGaugh’s – council crews are continuing to build up flood defences in the area.
The planned closure of the section of the road between Clonboo and Corrandulla barracks is going ahead at 8pm, which means commuter will only have a short window in which to travel the road this evening.
It will remain closed until 6am tomorrow.
The closure is expected to once again push large volumes of additional traffic onto the N17.
Meanwhile, the R339 between Carnmore Cross and Coosaun Cross has reopened.
The road had been closed since 10 this morning to facilitate emergency roadworks but has reopened to traffic this evening.