Decision To Close Junction 5 and Junction 6 on the M8 Motorway Co. Tipperary As A Matter Of Urgency

ROAD TO 

BE CLOSED:

• M8 Junction 6 at Horse and Jockey to be closed at nightly on the 20th, 21st , 22nd, 23rd,  24th and 27th of May and re-opened during the days.

• M8 Junction 5 at Two-Mile-Borris to be closed daily on the 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th and 31st of May during days and re-opened for the nights.

PERIOD OF 

CLOSURE:

Junction 6 Horse and Jockey – 

From 20.00hrs to 06.00hrs on the 21st,22nd,23rd,24th & 27th of May 2024

Junction 5 Two-Mile-Borris –

08.00hrs to 18.00hrs on the 27th,28th,29th,  30th & 31st of May 2024 

ALTERNATIVE  

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.