Drivers should plan ahead when travelling on these Tipperary roads

Tipperary County Council have announced the following road closures and traffic management plans for the coming weeks.

WHERE: L-6301-2 Ballinard to Killenaule Road, Drangan

WHEN: 7am on Monday, November 11, 2024, to 7pm on Friday, December 20 2024

WHAT: Laying of a new water line.Traffic travelling from Fethard towards Drangan will be diverted from L-6301-1 the onto L-6302-0 to the R-692, Traffic will turn left at the Bawnmacshane junction towards Cloneen.

In Cloneen traffic will divert left onto the L-2305-0 towards Drangan. At Newtowndrangan junction cars can turn left onto the L-2303-3 towards Moyglass or right onto the L-2303-4 towards Drangan. Vice versa for traffic travelling from Drangan towards Fethard.

WHERE: L-7160-0 Abbey Road Bridge, Templemore

WHEN: 00:01hrs on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, to 23.59hrs on Friday 29 November 29, 2024

WHAT: Replacement of a bridge culvert off Blackcastle Rd. Traffic accessing Abbey Lane (L-7160) from the Blackcastle Rd. will remain on the L-3066 Blackcastle Rd turning right at the T-Junction onto the N62, continuing on the R501 to L7160 Abbey Lane.

WHEN: Nightly from 9pm to 6am on Monday, November 18 2024 to Monday, December 2, 2024.

WHERE: The M8 Motorway Junction 9 Northbound off-slip and on-slip and Southbound off-slip and on-slip, Cashel.

WHAT: Resurfacing works. Traffic through Junction 9 will be diverted via the N-74, Cahir Road, Lower Green, R-639 to Junction 8 in the Northbound direction. 

 Traffic in the Southbound direction will be diverted via Junction 8, R-639, Lower Green, Cahir Road to Junction 9 and from Junction 9 to Cahir via the R-639, through New Inn, to Junction 10 near Cahir.