Two M8 junctions in county Tipperary to be temporarily closed for resurfacing works
Junction 6 at Horse and Jockey and Junction 5 at Two-Mile-Borris will be closed for periods during the last two weeks in May
Tipperary County Council has made an order to temporarily close two junctions of the M8 motorway in county Tipperary at various periods next week and the following week to facilitate road resurfacing works.
The Council says the M8 Junction 6 at Horse and Jockey will be closed nightly on May 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 27 from 10pm to 6am and re-opened during the days.
M8 Junction 5 at Two-Mile-Borris, meanwhile, is to be closed daily on May 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31 from 8am to 6pm during days and re-opened for the nights
Diversions will be in place along the following routes:
Junction 6: The N62 traffic through Junction 6 diverted via L4106 and the M8 mainline traffic diverted through Junction 5 Southbound via Two-Mile-Borris back to the R639 and Junction 7 on the R639 in the Northbound direction.
Junction 5: M8 mainline traffic Southbound diverted to Junction 6 and traffic joining the M8 Northbound diverted through Two-Mile-Borris onto the R639, then to Junction 4.