Council unveils plans for road safety scheme in rural Tipperary community


Tipperary County Council is inviting the public to submit their views on the proposed Kilcooley Abbey Junction Safety Scheme
Tipperary County Council is proposing to install a new roundabout at Kilcooleyabbey, Gortnahoe under the Kilcooleyabbey Junction Safety Scheme.
The Council is proposing to install a new roundabout on the existing junction to ensure motorists coming from each direction have to yield to oncoming traffic.
The scheme will also include signage and road markings.
Drawings of the proposed works are available for inspection from Wednesday 16th September 2026 to Wednesday 7th October 2026 inclusive at Thurles Municipal District Office at Castle Avenue, Thurles E41KA44 and on Tipperary County Council’s website http://www.tipperarycoco.ie
Documents may be inspected at Thurles Municipal District Office during normal office hours, 9:30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m., Monday to Friday (excluding weekends and Bank Holidays).
Submissions regarding the proposal clearly marked “Kilcooleyabbey Junction Safety Scheme”, can be made: by e-mail to [email protected] or by post addressed to: Senior Executive Engineer, Thurles Municipal District, Castle Avenue, Thurles, Co. Tipperary
Closing date for receipt of submissions is on Friday, October 9 at 4.30pm.