Section of motorway in Kilkenny to close from this morning

A section of the M8 motorway in County Kilkenny will be temporarily closed for various periods this week to facilitate road resurfacing and marking works. 

Closure 1: The closure that directly impacts Kilkenny on the M8 Motorway is the mainline from Junction 6 (Horse and Jockey/Thurles) Northbound to Junction 4 (Urlingford/Johnstown/Kilkenny) Northbound.

This closure will be in effect from 7am to 7pm on Tuesday and Wednesday, November 15 and 16. 

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The following two closures are in effect further down the M8 but may be worth noting for Kilkenny motorists who use the road:

Closure 2:
M8 Motorway mainline from Junction 7 (Cashel/Dundrum) Northbound to Junction 6 (Horse and Jockey/Thurles) Northbound from 7am to 7pm on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, November 16, 17 and 18 and Monday, November 21. 

Closure 3:
M8 Motorway at Junction 8 (Cashel/Clonmel) off-Slip and on-slip. (M8 mainline traffic not effected) from 8pm on Monday, November 14 to 6am on Tuesday, November 15.

ALTERNATIVE ROUTES:

Closure 1: Exit the M8 Motorway at Junction 6 (Horse and Jockey/Thurles), turn left in the Horse and Jockey on the R639, follow through Littleton, Ballyshane and Urlingford, turn left onto the R693 after Urlingford and re-join the M8 Motorway at Junction 4.

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Closure 2: Exit the M8 Motorway at Junction 7 onto the R639, follow the R639 through the Horse and Jockey, turn left in the Horse and Jockey on the N62 and re-join the M8 Motorway in Junction 6 (Horse and Jockey/Thurles).

Closure 3: Exit the M8 Motorway at Junction 9 onto the R639 towards Cashel Town, onto lower Green Street and Upper Green Street to Junction 8.