TEMPORARY CLOSING OF ROAD
ROADS ACT, 1993-2015,
(SECTION 75 OF THE ROADS ACT 1993)
ROADS REGULATIONS, 1994
DECISION TO CLOSE THE R494 BIRDHILL TO BALLINA ROAD, CO. TIPPERARY.
NOTICE is hereby given that Tipperary County Council has made an Order closing:
ROAD TO
BE CLOSED: The R494 from its junction with the R496 to Birdhill Roundabout.
The road will be fully closed 300m north of the Birdhill roundabout to 30m south of the Shannonside Business Park.
PERIOD OF
CLOSURE: 12:00hrs on Friday 04 August 2023 to 18:00hrs on Friday 03 May 2024.
ALTERNATIVE
ROUTES: Traffic travelling from Birdhill will be diverted via the R445. Traffic will take a left onto the R496 at Ayrestown towards Ballina.
Traffic travelling from Ballina will be diverted via the R496. Traffic will the take a right onto the R445 towards Birdhill Village.
Diversions will be clearly signposted.
REASON FOR CLOSURE: To facilitate the demolition and construction of a new Railway Bridge (ST03) and to facilitate R494 Road Construction.