Residents of Slane in Co Meath today brought traffic on the N2 to a standstill by walking around the village crossroads demanding all heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) be banned and that the village is bypassed immediately.
The crossroads is a major junction of the N2, the main Dublin to Derry road and of the main Drogheda to Slane road, the N51.
The villagers estimate that 200 HGVs an hour drive through Slane during rush hour and statistics compiled by the National Roads Authority estimate 6,400 vehicles a day use the N51 at Slane.
At 9am this morning, 70 residents walked around the crossroads junction for about 15 minutes.
There are steep hills on the northern and southern approaches to the village and locals say 22 people have lost their lives along a 1.5km stretch of the N2 as it passes into and through Slane.
Some fatalities involved lorries that went out of control on the narrow, steep roads.
The protest caused tailbacks of nearly 2km on the N2.