A planned closure of the main Thurles to Nenagh road next month is not going to happen. The contractors on the €30 million Latteragh Bends Re-alignment were due to be carrying out part of the job that wouldn’t have been able to accommodate even the current single lane of traffic with stop-and-go. Tipperary County Council […] The post Temporary closure of R498 for works deferred until next year appeared first on Tipp FM.

Major realignment works on the Nenagh – Borrisoleigh road are on target for completion in the first quarter of 2027. The multi-million Euro project involves the construction of approximately 4.3 kilometres of improved alignment at Latteragh Bends along the existing R498, together with around 1.8 kilometres of new offline realignment to bypass substandard sections of […] The post Works progressing well at Latteragh Bends on the R498 appeared first on Tipp FM.

The three-vehicle collision occurred on Friday morning on the R498 at Latteragh, Nenagh Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following a three-vehicle road traffic collision in Nenagh, County Tipperary which resulted in one woman being airlifted to hospital with serious injuries on Friday, 19 S ---

A 30-million Euro project to take out some of the most dangerous bends in Tipperary is ahead of schedule. That’s according to the Director of Services for Roads in Tipperary Council. Work on the road re-alignment at the Latteragh bends is making good progress and is on track to be finished this time next year. […] The post €30 million project at Latteragh ahead of schedule appeared first on Tipp FM.

Local Gardai have issued travelling advice for fans coming to Thurles for the Tipperary hurling and camogie matches on Saturday. The Munster Senior Hurling game against Clare is part of a double-header with the Camogie championship tie against Waterford in Semple Stadium tomorrow evening. Drivers are asked to avoid the road works at the Latteragh […] The post Large crowds expected in Thurles for Semple Stadium double header on Saturday appeared first on Tipp FM.

With 45 thousand people expected in Thurles for today’s Senior Hurling Championship opener Gardaí are asking people to be aware of the heavy traffic that will build up. Local Gardaí are warning fans travelling from North Tipperary that there are roadworks taking place on the Latteragh bends on the Nenagh to Borrisoleigh road. Inspector James […] The post Gardai have advice for fans travelling to Tipperary’s Munster Hurling Championship opener appeared first on Tipp FM.

With 45 thousand people expected in Thurles for today’s Senior Hurling Championship opener Gardaí are asking people to be aware of the heavy traffic that will build up. Local Gardaí are warning fans travelling from North Tipperary that there are roadworks taking place on the Latteragh bends on the Nenagh to Borrisoleigh road. Inspector James […] The post Gardai have advice for fans travelling to Tipperary’s Munster Hurling Championship opener appeared first on Tipp FM.

Work should start on the infamous Latteragh bends between Nenagh and Borrisoleigh before the end of the year. The long-awaited road realignment project is set to go out to tender shortly and Tipperary County Council has confirmed that it intends to have the contractor appointed in the next few months. It’s a stretch of the […] The post Two year timeframe for North Tipp road upgrade appeared first on Tipp FM.

A woman has been airlifted to hospital following a collision on the Nenagh to Borrisoleigh road. The incident happened before 9 o’clock this morning in the Latteragh area. The woman is understood to have suffered serious injuries in the incident. A Garda Forensic Collision investigator is on site and the road is likely to remain […] The post Woman seriously injured in North Tipp crash appeared first on Tipp FM.

A major road improvement project between Nenagh and Borrisoleigh has taken a huge step forward. The Government has sanctioned Latteragh Bends Realignment on the R498 to proceed. The scheme has been in the pipeline for a number of years with a Compulsory Purchase Order process initiated in early 2019. Deputy Michael Lowry says there is […] The post R498 Latteragh Bends project back on track appeared first on Tipp FM.

€6 million in funding has been confirmed for the Latteragh Road Realignment project. It means the scheme to straighten the road between Nenagh and Thurles will progress this year. But a local councillor says there’s been issues between the contractors on…