On a number of dates in January, sections of the busiest road in Dublin and throughout Ireland will be closed. The M50 will see work being carried out this month that will result in closures, Dublin Live reported.
On behalf of Transport Infrastructure Ireland, the Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown County Council has ordered that certain stretches of the highway be closed so that work can be done overnight.
The M50 northbound will be closed from Wednesday, January 18 to Friday, January 20 from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. between Junction 13 Sandyford and Junction 17, where the M50 and the M11 merge.
After reopening for the weekend, it will close once more from Monday 23 to Thursday 26.
From Monday, January 16 through Wednesday, January 18, the M50 southbound will be closed from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Outside of these hours, the roads will reopen and continue to function normally.
For drivers during these hours, alternate routes will be established. The information about the diversion is provided below by the Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council:
Diversion for traffic travelling southbound on M50 from Junction 14 (Sandyford) to Junction 17 (M50/M11)
- Take southbound exit slip at M50 Junction 14 (Sandyford) and continue to the first roundabout.
- Take 2nd exit from roundabout onto the N31 Leopardstown Road and travel south for approx. 650m towards signalised junction of Burton Hall Road and Leopardstown Road.
- Turn right at signalised junction onto R113 Leopardstown Road and continue for approx. 1.2km until junction with N11.
- Turn right at signalised junction and continue straight on N11 for approx. 5.7km until Loughlinstown roundabout.
- Take 2nd exit from Loughlinstown roundabout and merge with M11 Southbound.
Diversion for traffic travelling northbound on M11 at M50 Junction 17 (M50/M11) to Junction 14 (Sandyford)
- Take northbound exit slip M50 Junction 17 (M50/M11) and continue to the Loughlinstown roundabout.
- Take 2nd exit from the Loughlinstown roundabout and continue straight on N11 for approx. 5.7km.
- At the signalised junction of the N11 with Leopardstown Road (R113) (White’s Cross) turn left onto Leopardstown Road (R113) and continue for approx. 1.2km until signalised junction of Leopardstown Road and Burton Hall Road.
- Turn left at signalised junction and continue straight on R113 for approx. 650m until roundabout.
- Take 2nd exit from roundabout and merge with M50 Northbound.