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Gavin O'Callaghan

Big traffic delays set for weekend as chunk of one of Ireland's busiest roads to close for bridge demolition

Motorists are facing big delays this weekend as a chunk of one of Ireland's busiest roads is set to be closed.

Part of the M7 will be shut from Friday night through to Monday morning as a bridge between J9 and J10 (Naas North and South) will be demolished.

The move comes as part of the M7 upgrade project as workers look to build the new Oberstown Interchange between the exits.

Gardai released a statement warning that traffic will be directed around the area and the speed limit will be limited to 25km/h.

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They said: "As part of the M7 upgrade project it is necessary to demolish an existing overbridge to facilitate the ongoing construction of the new Oberstown Interchange Junction 9a between junctions 9 (Naas North) and Junction 10 (Naas South). 

"This will affect traffic in both directions.

"In order to safely carry out this demolition works and maintain M7 traffic in both directions, traffic will be directed around the area of the works via the newly constructed off/on slips of this new interchange.

"A cautionary speed limit of 25km/h will be in place through the new roundabout.

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"These demolition works will take place over the weekend of Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st March, 2019.

Traffic will be directed onto the slips from 9pm on Friday 29th March.

The arrangement will continue through the weekend with traffic running in two lanes on each carriageway during 6am to 10pm each day.

Before 6am on Monday 1st April the demolition works will have been completed and traffic will return to the current mainline.

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