ROADS ACT 1993
ROAD REGULATIONS 1994
ROADS ACT 1993 – NOTICE OF INTENTION
TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE
R442 Clonbulloge to Bracknagh Road.
This Council gives notice of its intention to close, temporarily, the following road in
accordance with section 75 of the Roads Act 1993 (S.I. 197 of 1993) and the Roads
Regulation 1994.
THE R442 FROM CLONBULLOGE TO BRACKNAGH.
All diversion routes will be sign posted. The road will be closed from 9:00am to 5:00pm
each day for a 15 day period only, within the weeks beginning on Monday 20th of
November 2023 and week ending on Friday 26th of January 2024. The road closure is
necessary to facilitate footpath & traffic signal works at St., Patricks Bridge in
Clonbulloge Village.
Local access for residents & property holders where possible, will be facilitated with
access up to the closure location & throughout the closure period.
Diversion signs will be in place.
ALTERNATIVE ROUTES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Northbound Diversion Route
Traffic travelling North on the R442 will divert in Bracknagh Village onto the Traffic
Management Diversion Route, (Via the R419 & then turning left onto the R401 in
Rathangan, to continue North.
Southbound Diversion Route
Traffic travelling South on the R442 will divert in Clonbulloge Village onto the Traffic
Management Diversion Route, (Via the R401 & then turning right onto the R419 in
Rathangan, to continue South.
Click HERE for diversion route map.
Click HERE for Traffic Light Shuttle.
Any objections to this temporary closure should be made in writing to the undersigned on
or before close of business not less than three days from date of publication of this notice.
Offaly County Council regrets any inconvenience to road users but the closure is
necessary to undertake the required works in a safe manner.
Mr. Tom Shanahan,
Director of Roads & Infrastructure,
Offaly County Council, Áras an Chontae,
Charleville Road, Tullamore, Co. Offaly, R35 F893