Major road in busy Irish city closed for two days to facilitate repairs as diversions in place
A BUSY Irish road is set to close for two days as repairs take place - with motorists being warned ahead of commutes.
The N72 at Military Road Junction in
It will close to eastbound traffic to facilitate
Drivers are
In a post on
Taking to X, formerly Twitter, the team wrote: "The N72 at Military Rd Junction will be closed on 27/28th May, to Eastbound traffic along the N72 to facilitate road repairs."
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"Diversions via the N25. Drive with Caution."
Elsewhere,
in Dublin will see some big changes today as new traffic rules come into play.
Traffic Management Centre took to X, formerly Twitter, to share a reminder to drivers.
They said: "REMINDER: New Traffic layout changes on Pearse St at Westland Row are in place this morning.
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"The left turn from Westland Row to Pearse St is now for
"The section of Pearse St from jct of Westland Row to Sandwith St is now 2 way."
NEW RULES
It is part of the Dublin City Transport Plan 2023, and will see a huge change for
The change will be implemented at the junction of Westland Row and Pearse Street.
From today, only public transport, taxis and cyclists will be allowed to turn left from Westland Row onto Pearse Street.
And for general traffic, a new right turn for cars and delivery vans will be introduced at this junction.
The section of Pearse Street from Westland Row to Sandwith Street will be made two-way.
ACCESS MAINTAINED
Despite the changes, existing traffic measures and access from Lombard Street East and Sandwith Street Upper will be maintained.
Access will be maintained to Westland Row for traffic due to the height of other railway bridges in the area.
This is to allow the use of Westland Row by high sided vehicles while making sure that public transport will be prioritised.
Drivers should be aware that Westland Row will no longer be a through route to Pearse Street.
There are no changes to disabled bays, loading bays or taxi ranks.
These new restrictions will run 24 hours a day from Monday to Sunday.
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The road will be closed for two days
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