Ballina-Birdhill road closure

Tipperary County Council have announced intention to close the R-494-0 from the Birdhill roundabout to Ballina (Roolagh) each night from 8pm to 5am from Thursday, October 10, to Sunday, October 20, to facilitate surfacing of the road.

The alternative route via R-496-0 at Ayrestown to Ballina will be sign posted.

The work marks another stage in the process of completing the re-alignment of the Birdhill to Ballina road in conjunction with the construction of the new bridge crossing of the Shannon at Ballina and bypass of Killaloe, which has now reached an advanced stage of completion.

The new crossing of the Shannon will relieve traffic congestion back up on the Birdhill road at peak times, which has caused long delays to road users.

The completion of the project will provide an excellent link from Killaloe, via the new bridge to Birdhill to link with the Limerick-Dublin M7 motorway at the Birdhill intersection.