Road Closure: M8 Mitchelstown/Fermoy & Fermoy/Mitchelstown affecting Route X8

Cork County Council has advised that the M8 Mitchelstown – Fermoy will be closed as follows to facilitate Stud repair works on the M8 Motorway:

From 18.30 on Monday, 7 September 2015 to 07.00 on Tuesday, 8 September 2015:
The M8 Southbound from Junction 12 at Carrigane to Junction 13 at Gortnahown will be closed to traffic.  As a result, traffic travelling south on M8 should take Junction 12 to join the N73, continue along the N73 to join the R639 at Stag Park and then continue south along the R639 to re-join the M8 at Junction 13 at Gortnahown.

From 18.30 on Tuesday, 8 September 2015 to 07.00 on Wednesday, 9 September 2015:
The M8 Southbound from Junction 13 at Gortnahown to Junction 14 at Shanacloon will be closed to traffic.  As a result, traffic travelling South on M8 should take Junction 13 to join the R639.  Continue south along the R639 to re-join the M8 at Junction 14 at Shanacloon.

From 18.30 on Wednesday, 9 September 2015 to 07.00 on Thursday, 10 September 2015:
The M8 Northbound from Junction 14 at Shanacloon to Junction 13 at Gortnahown will be closed to traffic.  As a result, travelling North on M8 should take Junction 14 to join the R639.  Continue north along the R639 to rejoin the M8 at Junction 13 at Gortnahown.

From 18.30 on Thursday, 10 September 2015 to 07.00 on Friday, 11 September 2015:
The M8 Northbound from Junction 13 at Gortnahown to Junction 12 at Carrigane will be closed to traffic. As a result, traffic travelling North on M8 should take Junction 13 to join the R639.  Continue North along the R639 to join the N73 at Stag Park.  Continue along the N73 to re-join the M8 at Junction 12 at Carrigane.  

Thursday, 20th August, 2015