▁have ▁a ▁to ll ▁of ▁ 3 0 ▁p ence ▁( in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁IR £ ) ▁( appro xim ately ▁€ 1 . 0 5 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁money ), ▁but ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁a ▁to ll ▁was ▁dropped ▁after ▁political ▁opposition . ▁It ▁was ▁felt ▁that , ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁proxim ity ▁of ▁the ▁tunnel ▁to ▁the ▁city , ▁the ▁im position ▁of ▁to ll s ▁would ▁tend ▁to ▁encou rage ▁some ▁drivers ▁to ▁avoid ▁the ▁tunnel ▁and ▁continue ▁using ▁the ▁city ▁centre ▁streets ▁thus ▁minim ising ▁the ▁benefits ▁of ▁the ▁tunnel . ▁ ▁An ▁imm ers ed ▁t ube ▁tunnel ▁of ▁similar ▁length ▁has ▁been ▁constructed ▁in ▁L imer ick , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁L imer ick ' s ▁south ▁ring ▁road . ▁The ▁L imer ick ▁T unnel ▁was ▁constructed ▁under ▁a ▁Public - Private ▁Part ners hip ▁scheme ▁signed ▁with ▁Direct ▁Route ▁( L imer ick ) ▁Ltd . ▁and ▁is ▁to l led ▁( and ▁has ▁resulted ▁in ▁some ▁political ▁opposition ▁in ▁L imer ick ▁as ▁the ▁Jack ▁Lyn ch ▁T unnel ▁is ▁also ▁an ▁inner ▁city ▁relief ▁route ▁but ▁is ▁not ▁to l led ). ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Ro ads ▁in ▁Ireland ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Official ▁website ▁ ▁Category : Ro ad ▁t unn els ▁in ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ireland ▁Category : Ro ads ▁in ▁County ▁C ork ▁Category : T unn els ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁Category : Im mers ed ▁t ube