A series of temporary road closures to facilitate the Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle this Saturday (4 July) will begin taking effect from early tomorrow morning.
The majority of the closures will affect roads in Killarney, Fossa, Killorglin, Sneem and Kenmare at various times throughout Saturday.
Mission Road in Killarney (N71) will be closed from 5am to 9am and again from 11.30am to 8pm on Saturday, 4 July.
The closure will extend from Kenmare Place to the junction of Mission Road, New Street and the R877.
Beech Road (L3909) in Killarney will also be closed from 5am to 9am and from noon until 8pm.
The closure will run between the junctions of Beech Road and New Street (R877), and Beech Road and Mission Road.
The N72 between Fossa and Killorglin will be closed from 6am to 9am.
This closure will extend from the junction of the N72 and R563 Milltown Road at Fossa, via Ballymalis and Anglont, to the junction of the N72 and N70 at Laune Bridge in Killorglin.
Traffic will be diverted via the R563 through Faha and Listry and the N70 from Milltown to Killorglin.
The eastbound lane of the N70 between Killorglin and Caragh Bridge will be closed from 6am until noon.
The closure will extend from the Iveragh Road Roundabout through Iveragh Road, Tullig and Quaybaun to Caragh Bridge.
A one-way diversion will be in place for eastbound traffic travelling from Caherciveen and Glenbeigh via the L-4022, L-4033 and L-4034 through Dooks, Cromane, Garraun and Castleconway.
Westbound traffic travelling from Killorglin towards Glenbeigh will remain on the N70.
The R568 between Sneem and Molls Gap will be closed from 11am until 8pm.
The closure will run from Derreendarragh Cross to the junction of the R568 and N71 at Molls Gap.
Meanwhile, the N71 between Kenmare and Torc will also be closed from 11am until 8pm.
The closure will extend from the junction of the N70 and N71 at Gortamullin, via Molls Gap and Galway's Bridge, to Torc Waterfall car park.
Motorists travelling between Killarney and Kenmare during those hours are being advised to use the N22 and R569 via Glenflesk and Kilgarvan.
Before then, Lower New Street Car Park in Killarney will be closed from seven o'clock tomorrow morning Friday, 3rd July until midnight on Saturday, 4th July.
There will be access to Killarney Plaza Hotel and businesses, etc. in the Upper Section on both Friday and Saturday, but with limited parking spaces.
Plunkett Street will be closed from two o'clock tomorrow afternoon to 10 o'clock on Friday night
Public Relations Officer for the Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle, Cathal Walshe, is asking cyclists to park in one of two car parks designated for cyclists:
For more information, go to ringofkerrycycle.ie/faqs.
