Glas Civil Engineering has secured a road improvement contract for the R498 Nenagh to Thurles road at Knockalton in Co Tipperary.

The €1.26 million scheme will reconstruct and widen a 1.4km section of the road. Further works include undergrounding of overhead telecom services, alteration of ESB services and drainage works.

It will improve the load carrying capacity, driveability, safety, drainage and journey time of this section of the road.

The project is being delivered on behalf of Tipperary County Council, and is expected to commence at the end of November 2018. It will be completed in approximately six months.

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Cllr Mattie Ryan, Cathaoirleach for Tipperary County Council and Cathaoirleach of Nenagh Municipal District said: "I welcome the news of the commencement of the R498 Road Widening Scheme at Knockalton. This is a narrow section of the R498 where heavy goods vehicles have to stop in order to pass one another. The widening of this road will significantly improve safety for all road users. I would like to wish the contractors well, and ask that anyone commuting to or from this area be mindful of the disruption during the course of the project which the contractor and Council will aim to minimise."

Joe MacGrath, Chief Executive, Tipperary County Council added: "The Council is investing its own funding into this project in order to improve road safety and journey time on this strategic route. This project will bring improved infrastructure on the Nenagh to Thurles road. The Council is delighted that a contractor has been appointed to complete these works. These works will bring both social and economic benefits to the area. I would like to express my thanks to all road users and the local community in the Knockalton and Thurles Road area for your co-operation during these works."

(CM/MH)