Drivers should expect delays in these areas of Tipperary from Tuesday

Tipperary County Council have announced the following road works from Tuesday, August 8, 2023. 

Main Street, Tipperary Town

Stop-and-go systems will be in place on the N24 Main Street, Tipperary Town, from August 8 to August 19 for road maintenance.

Works are nightly and will start from 7pm to 7am. 

L-1235-0 Banba Square, Nenagh

Temporary Traffic Management will be in place on the L-1235-0 Bamba Square, Nenagh, from 7am to 7pm on August 8 to August 9. 

Traffic diversion signposted on site.

M7 Junctions 26 and 27

From August 10, 9pm, the M7 Junction 26 eastbound and M7 Junction 27 westbound will be closed for emergency repairs. 

The alternative routes are: 

M7 Junction 26 eastbound- Detour to Junction 25 and back to Junction 26 westbound off- slip

M7 Junction 27 West Bound – Detour to Junction 28 and back to Junction 27 eastbound off-slip. 

R494 Ballina

The R494 junction with the R496 to Birdhill Roundabout remains closed until 6pm on May 3, 2024. 

The road is closed 300m north of the Birdhill roundabout to 30m south of the Shannonside Business Park.

This is to facilitate the demolition and construction of a new Railway Bridge (ST03) and to facilitate the R494 construction.

Alternative routes are available as follows: 

Traffic travelling from Birdhill will be diverted via the R445. Traffic will take a left onto the R496 at Ayrestown towards Ballina.

Traffic travelling from Ballina will be diverted via the R496. Traffic will then take a right onto the R445 towards Birdhill Village.

Diversions will be clearly signposted.