TRAFFIC: Date confirmed for new one-way-system in Nenagh

Tipperary County Council are advising motorists and the public that from April 11 at 11 am, the one-way traffic management system will be brought into effect in Nenagh Town Centre.

The measures aim to improve traffic flow for both vehicles and pedestrians.  

Pearse Street, Mitchel Streel, Emmet Place and Kickham Street will become two-lane one-way streets, with traffic flow on Silver Street and Emmet Place reversed to align with the clockwise direction of the one-way system.

Larger HGVs (greater than 3.5 tonnes) will be restricted from turning left from Mitchel Street onto Sarsfield Street and will be required to turn right onto Emmet Place.

Traffic lights will be removed at the Market Cross, and the mini roundabout and pedestrian barriers will be removed at the Summerhill/Kickham Street junction. 

The installation of well-lit zebra crossings at key pedestrian desire lines is provided. 

Raised tables at several of the crossings will aid in managing traffic speeds.

The bus stop on the eastern side of Kickham Street (outside Rocky’s Bar) will remain, while the bus stop on the western side of Kickham Street will be relocated to Pearse Street (outside Careplus).

The scheme arises from the recommendations of a 2019 traffic report for Nenagh Town and will improve vehicular and pedestrian traffic flow through the town centre via changes to traffic flow, junction controls and street layouts.

Tipperary County Council published notification of the scheme in April 2023 under Section 38 of the Road Traffic Act, 1994, as amended by Section 46 of the Public Transport Regulation Act 2009, and construction work has been ongoing since January to allow its implementation.