Busy Tipperary road to be closed for two days next month
Motorists in Tipperary are being advised of a road closure for two days next month to facilitate road resurfacing works.
Tipperary County Council have given notice of their intention to close the R-498-175 Nenagh to Borrisoleigh road at Kilkeary from Monday, August 25 to Wednesday, August 27 from 7am to 7pm.
The road will be closed from Kilkeary Cross Roads to Ballinamona Cross roads, to facilitate road resurfacing works.
Diversions will be signposted for the duration of the works, but those travelling southbound from Nenagh can divert north at Kilkeary crossroads on the L6078 to Norwood, east on the R445 to Toomevara, south on the R499 to Ballinamona and re-join the R498 at Ballinamona crossroads.
Those travelling northbound from Borrisoleigh can divert north at Ballinamona crossroads on the R499 to Toomevara, west on the R445 to Norwood, south on the L6078 to Kilkeary and re-join the R498 at Kilkeary crossroads.
Alternatively, Nenagh bound traffic can continue straight ahead on the R445 at Norwood.