S.I. No. 355/1980:

ROAD TRAFFIC (SPEED LIMITS) (COUNTY OF ROSCOMMON) REGULATIONS, 1980.

ROAD TRAFFIC (SPEED LIMITS) (COUNTY OF ROSCOMMON) REGULATIONS, 1980.

The Minister for the Environment in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 5 , 45 and 46 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961 (No. 24 of 1961) amended as regards the said section 46 by section 25 of the Road Traffic Act, 1968 (No. 25 of 1968) hereby makes the following Regulations:--

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (Speed Limits) (County of Roscommon) Regulations, 1980.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 8th day of December, 1980.

3. In these Regulations save where the context otherwise requires

"the Act" means the Road Traffic Act, 1961 .

"road" means a public road.

"perimeter road" means a road on and along the roadway of which there runs the boundary of a county or other borough, an urban district or a town.

"special speed limit" and "built-up area speed limit" have the meanings respectively assigned to them in Part IV of the Act.

"distance" means distance as measured along the centre line of a road.

4. (1) Each of the roads described in the First Schedule to these Regulations is hereby declared not to be a public road in a built-up area for the purposes of section 45 of the Act.

(2) Each of the roads described in the Second Schedule to these Regulations is hereby declared to be a public road in a built-up area for the purposes of section 45 of the Act.

5. Forty miles per hour shall be the speed limit for mechanically propelled vehicles on the roads specified in the Third Schedule to these Regulations.

6. There shall be excepted from the special speed limit prescribed in article 5 of these Regulations and from the built-up area speed limit the following:--

( a ) ambulances,

( b ) fire brigade vehicles, and

( c ) vehicles used by members of the Garda Síochána in the performance of their duties as such members.

7. The Road Traffic (Speed Limits) (County of Roscommon) Regulations, 1976 ( S.I. No. 285 of 1976 ) are hereby revoked.

FIRST SCHEDULE

Roads declared not to be public roads in a built-up area for the purposes of section 45 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961 .

1. The following roads in the town of Boyle:--

( a ) The Copse Road, The Boherboy Road.

( b ) The Roscommon Road for a distance of 86 metres from the point where the town boundary intersects the eastern side of the road.

( c ) The Felton Road between the point where the town boundary intersects the southern side of the road and a point 18 metres west of its junction with Station Road.

( d ) Chapel Street and its continuation as the Tobercurry Road between the town boundary and a point 155 metres south-west of the junction of Chapel Street with the Mocmoyne Road.

( e ) The Mocmoyne Road and its continuation as the Ballymote Road for a distance of 640 metres from the point where the town boundary intersects the northern side of the Ballymote Road.

( f ) The road connecting the Ballymote Road with the Tobercurry Road.

( g ) The Easkey Road between the town boundary and a point 128 metres south-east of its junction with the Copse Road.

( h ) The Carrick-on-Shannon Road for a distance of 100 metres from the point where the town boundary intersects the northern side of the road.

( i ) The Sligo Road between the town boundary and a point 448 metres south of the point where the town boundary intersects the eastern side of the said road.

2. The following roads in the town of Roscommon:--

( a ) The Ballybride Road between the point where the town boundary intersects the southern side of the road and a point 23 metres south-west of the point where the said boundary intersects the northern side of the road.

( b ) The County Home Road between the town boundary and a point 45 metres south-east of its junction with Circular Road.

( c ) The Athlone Road between the town boundary and a point 45 metres south-east of its junction with Circular Road.

SECOND SCHEDULE

Roads declared to be public roads in a built-up area for the purposes of section 45 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961 .

1. The following roads at Athleague:--

( a ) The Roscommon-Galway road between a point 201 metres northeast of its junction with the Athlone Road and a point 55 metres south of its junction with the Castlecoote Road.

( b ) The Athlone Road for a distance of 220 metres from its junction with the Roscommon-Galway road.

( c ) The Castlecoote Road between its junction with the Roscommon-Galway road and a point 220 metres north-west of its junction with the Rookwood Road.

( d ) The Rookwood Road for a distance of 37 metres from its junction with the Castlecoote Road.

2. The following roads at Ballaghaderreen:--

All roads in the area enclosed by a line commencing at a point on the Frenchpark Road 750 metres southeast of its junction with the Circular Road and drawn thence in straight lines successively to the following points:--

( a ) a point on the Circular Road 92 metres north-west of its junction with Aughalustia Road,

( b ) a point on the Castlerea or Ballyhaunis Road 105 metres south-east of its junction with Main Street,

( c ) a point on the Convent Road 503 metres north-west of its junction with Main Street,

( d ) a point on the Charlestown Road 23 metres south-east of its junction with the Pulboy Road,

( e ) a point on the Boherbee Road 412 metres north-west of its junction with Pound Street,

( f ) the northernmost point of D'Alton Terrace,

( g ) the northernmost point of the road to the 38 KV Station, Kilcolman,

( h ) a point on the Sligo Road 956 metres from the junction of Pound Street with Market Square,

and from the last-mentioned point in a straight line to the commencement point on the Frenchpark Road.

3. The following roads at Ballinlough:--

( a ) The Castlerea-Ballyhaunis road between a point 272 metres east of its junction with the Carraghs Road and a point 238 metres north-west of its junction with the Station Road.

( b ) The Station Road for a distance of 142 metres from its junction with the Castlerea-Ballyhaunis road.

( c ) Glynn Street and its continuation as the Williamstown Road for a distance of 183 metres from the junction of Glynn Street with the Castlerea-Ballyhaunis road.

4. The following roads at Ballintober:--

( a ) The Ballymoe Road for a distance of 411 metres from its junction with the Roscommon-Castlerea road.

( b ) The Castleplunket Road for a distance of 549 metres from its junction with the Roscommon-Castlerea road.

( c ) The Roscommon-Castlerea (via Rosmeen) road between a point 30 metres south-east of its junction with the Ballymoe Road and a point 229 metres west of its junction with the Carrowmore Road.

( d ) The Carrowmore Road from its junction with the Roscommon-Castlerea (via Rosmeen) road to a point 123 metres north-west of the said junction.

5. The following roads at Ballyfarnon:--

( a ) The Sligo-Keadew road between a point 46 metres south-east of its junction with the Boyle Road and a point 357 metres south-east of its junction with the Gubberudda Road.

( b ) The Square.

( c ) The Gubberudda Road for a distance of 139 metres from its junction with the Sligo-Keadew road.

6. The following roads at Ballyleague:--

( a ) The Roscommon-Longford road for a distance of 1,006 metres from the boundary between the counties of Roscommon and Longford at Lanesborough Bridge.

( b ) The Scramogue Road for a distance of 247 metres from its junction with the Roscommon-Longford road.

7. The following roads adjacent to the town of Boyle:--

( a ) Abbeytown County Council Housing Estate roads.

( b ) The Abbeytown Road for a distance of 895 metres from the point where the boundary of the town of Boyle intersects the southern side of the road.

8. The following roads at Carrick-on-Shannon:--

( a ) Beirne's Lane, Cortober Road, Liberty Hill.

( b ) The Sligo-Dublin road for a distance of 403 metres from the boundary between the counties of Roscommon and Leitrim at Carrick-on-Shannon Bridge.

( c ) The Elphin Road for a distance of 1,238 metres from its junction with the Sligo-Dublin road.

( d ) The Croghan Road from its junction with the Elphin Road to a point 777 metres from the said junction.

9. The following roads at Castlerea:--

( a ) All roads in the area enclosed by a line commencing at a point on the Ballintober Road 64 metres south-east of its junction with Church Road and drawn thence in straight lines successively to the following points:--

(i) a point on the Roscommon Road 92 metres south-east of its junction with Church Road,

(ii) a point on the Arm Road 18 metres west of the centre line of the bridge over the River Suck,

(iii) a point on the Ballindrumlea Road 905 metres north-east of its junction with Main Street,

and from the last-mentioned point in a straight line to the commencement point on the Ballintober Road.

( b ) The Arm Road and its continuation as the Ballinlough Road between a point 18 metres west of the centre line of the bridge over the River Suck and a point 595 metres west of the said centre line.

( c ) Knockroe County Council Housing Estate roads.

( d ) St. Leger Terrace.

( e ) The Termon Road from its junction with the Ballindrumlea Road to a point 53 metres east of the centre line of the bridge over the Francis River.

( f ) The Williamstown Road to a point 271 metres south-west of the centre line of the road bridge over the railway line.

( g ) The Ballintober Road from a point 64 metres south-east of its junction with Church Road to a point 86 metres south-east of the centre line of the bridge over the stream south-east of Oakview House.

10. The following roads at Croghan:--

( a ) The Boyle-Elphin road between a point 229 metres north of its junction with the Carrick-on-Shannon Road and a point 229 metres south of its junction with the Presbytery Road.

( b ) The Carrick-on-Shannon Road for a distance of 46 metres from its junction with the Boyle-Elphin road.

( c ) The Presbytery Road for a distance of 46 metres from its junction with the Boyle-Elphin road.

11. The following road at Drumsna:--

The Sligo-Dublin road for a distance of 73 metres south-westwards from the boundary between the counties of Roscommon and Leitrim at Drumsna Bridge.

12. The following roads at Elphin:--

( a ) Back Lane, Church Lane, Chapel Street, Main Street.

( b ) New Street for a distance of 210 metres from its junction with Main Street.

( c ) The Bellanagare Road for a distance of 174 metres from its junction with Windmill Road.

( d ) Windmill Road for a distance of 201 metres from its junction with Chapel Street.

( e ) The Palace Road for a distance of 229 metres from its junction with Main Street.

( f ) Castle Street for a distance of 160 metres from its junction with the Palace Road.

13. The following roads at Frenchpark:--

( a ) Chapel Street.

( b ) The Castlerea-Boyle road between a point 179 metres south-west of its junction with the Ballaghaderreen-Tulsk road and a point 183 metres north-east of its junction with Chapel Street.

( c ) The Ballaghaderreen-Tulsk road between a point 343 metres north-west of its junction with the Castlerea-Boyle road and a point 430 metres south-east of the said junction.

( d ) The road connecting Chapel Street with the Ballaghaderreen-Tulsk road.

14. The following roads at Keadew:--

( a ) The Ballyfarnon-Mount Allen road between a point 91 metres west of its junction with Church Road and a point 183 metres east of its junction with the Leitrim Road.

( b ) The Church Road for a distance of 123 metres from its junction with the Ballyfarnon-Mount Allen road.

( c ) The Leitrim Road for a distance of 165 metres from its junction with the Ballyfarnon-Mount Allen road.

15. The following roads at Knockcroghery:--

( a ) The Roscommon-Athlone road between a point 292 metres north-west of its junction with the Rahara Road and a point 444 metres south-east of the said junction.

( b ) The Rahara Road for a distance of 46 metres from its junction with the Roscommon-Athlone road.

16. The following road at Rooskey:--

The Scramogue Road from the boundary of the counties of Roscommon and Leitrim at Rooskey Bridge to a point 25 metres north-east of its junction with the Termonbarry Road.

17. The following roads adjacent to the town of Roscommon:--

( a ) Circular Road, Castle Street, Riverside Avenue, The Lisnamult Housing Estate roads, the Loughnaneane Road.

( b ) The Galway Road to a point 69 metres south-west of the boundary of the town of Roscommon.

( c ) The Ballybride Road for a distance of 23 metres from the point where the boundary of the town of Roscommon intersects the northern side of the road.

( d ) The Castlerea Road to a point 23 metres north-west of its junction with the Boyle Road.

( e ) The Boyle Road for a distance of 46 metres from its junction with the Castlerea Road.

( f ) The Derrane Road for a distance of 739 metres from its junction with Circular Road.

( g ) The Lanesborough Road for a distance of 412 metres north-eastwards from the boundary of the town of Roscommon.

( h ) The Antogher Road where the said road is a perimeter road.

18. The following roads at Strokestown:--

( a ) Bawn Street, The Circular Road, Lisroyne Road, Reservoir Road.

( b ) The Longford-Ballina road between a point 320 metres south of its junction with the Roscommon Road and a point 194 metres south-west of its junction with the Clashaganny Road.

( c ) Elphin Street and its continuation as the Elphin Road between the junction of Elphin Street with Bawn Street and a point 160 metres south of the junction of the Elphin Road with the Drumsna Road.

( d ) The Clashaganny Road for a distance of 60 metres from its junction with the Longford-Ballina road.

THIRD SCHEDULE

Roads in respect of which a special speed limit of 40 m.p.h. is prescribed.

1. The following roads adjacent to the Urban District of Athlone:--

( a ) St. Coman's Park.

( b ) The Galway Road for a distance of 402 metres from the point where the boundary of the urban district of Athlone intersects the north-western side of the road.

( c ) The Tuam Road between its junction with the Galway Road and a point 37 metres east of its junction with the Taughmaconnell Road.

2. The following roads at Ballaghaderreen:--

( a ) The Charlestown Road between a point 343 metres north-west of its junction with the Pulboy Road and a point 23 metres south-east of the said junction.

( b ) The Pulboy Road for a distance of 366 metres from its junction with the Charlestown Road.

3. The following roads at Ballinameen:--

( a ) The Frenchpark-Carrick-on-Shannon road between a point 336 metres west of Ballinameen crossroads and a point 366 metres east of the same crossroads.

( b ) The Elphin-Boyle road between a point 397 metres north of Ballinameen crossroads and a point 335 metres south of the same crossroads.

( c ) Old School Road West for a distance of 92 metres from its junction with the Elphin-Boyle road.

4. The following roads at Ballyforan:--

( a ) The Athlone-Tuam road between a point 55 metres east of its junction with the Mullaghard Road and a point 64 metres north-east of its junction with the Derreen Road.

( b ) The Mullaghard Road for a distance of 83 metres from its junction with the Athlone-Tuam road.

( c ) The Feevagh Road for a distance of 83 metres from its junction with the Athlone-Tuam road.

( d ) The Four Roads Road for a distance of 156 metres from its junction with the Athlone-Tuam road.

( e ) The roads on the west and north sides of the Fair Green.

5. The following roads at Bellanagare:--

( a ) The Ballaghaderreen-Tulsk road between a point 275 metres north-west of its junction with the Hermitage Road and a point 311 metres south-east of its junction with the Castlerea Road.

( b ) The Hermitage Road for a distance of 92 metres from its junction with the Ballaghaderreen-Tulsk road.

( c ) The Castlerea Road for a distance of 147 metres from its junction with the Ballaghaderreen-Tulsk road.

( d ) The Ballaghculliagh Road for a distance of 92 metres from its junction with the Ballaghaderreen-Tulsk road.

( e ) The Drummin Road for a distance of 92 metres from its junction with the Ballaghaderreen-Tulsk road.

6. The following roads in and adjacent to the town of Boyle:--

( a ) The Roscommon Road between a point 86 metres north-west of the point where the boundary of the town of Boyle intersects the eastern side of the road and a point 311 metres south-east of the point where the said boundary intersects the western side of the road.

( b ) The Mocmoyne Road and its continuation as the Ballymote Road between a point 640 metres from the point where the boundary of the town of Boyle intersects the northern side of the Ballymote Road and a point 9 metres east of the junction of the Mocmoyne Road with the Copse Road.

( c ) The Sligo Road between a point 5 metres south of its junction with the Woodenbridge Road and a point 448 metres south of the point where the town boundary intersects the eastern side of the said Sligo Road.

( d ) The Carrick-on-Shannon Road between a point 100 metres west of the point where the town boundary intersects the northern side of the said road and a point 110 metres east of the said intersecting point.

7. The following road at Castlerea:--

The Ballintoher Road between a point 86 metres south-east of the centre line of the bridge over the stream south-east of Oakview House and a point 275 metres east of its junction with the Longford Road.

8. The following roads at Cloonfad:--

( a ) The Ballyhaunis-Dunmore road between a point 92 metres north-west of its junction with the Claremorris-Williamstown road and a point 275 metres south-east of the said junction.

( b ) The Claremorris-Williamstown road between a point 92 metres west of its junction with the Ballyhaunis-Dunmore road and a point 138 metres east of the said junction.

9. The following roads at Frenchpark:--

( a ) The Castlerea Road between a point 179 metres south-west of its junction with the Ballaghaderreen-Tulsk road and a point 488 metres south-west of the said junction.

( b ) The Boyle Road between a point 183 metres north-east of its junction with Chapel Street and a point 671 metres north-east of the said junction.

( c ) The Cloonshanville Road for a distance of 92 metres east of its junction with the Boyle Road.

( d ) The Demesne Road for a distance of 92 metres west of its junction with the Boyle Road.

10. The following roads at Loughglynn:--

( a ) The Ballaghaderreen-Castlerea road between a point 92 metres south-east of its junction with the Ballyhaunis Road and a point 590 metres east of its junction with the Ballinlough Road.

( b ) The Ballinlough Road for a distance of 92 metres from its junction with the Ballaghaderreen-Castlerea road.

11. The following roads in and adjacent to the town of Roscommon:--

( a ) The Galway Road between a point 69 metres south-west of the boundary of the town of Roscommon and a point 800 metres south-west of the said boundary.

( b ) The Castlerea Road between a point 23 metres north-west of its junction with the Boyle Road and a point 297 metres north-west of the said junction.

( c ) The Athlone Road between a point 45 metres south-east of its junction with Circular Road and a point 823 metres south-east of the intersection of the boundary of the town of Roscommon with the Athlone Road.

12. The following roads at Termonbarry:--

( a ) The Longford-Strokestown road between the boundary of the counties of Roscommon and Longford at Termonbarry Bridge and a point 183 metres west of its junction with the Rooskey Road.

( b ) The Rooskey Road for a distance of 9 metres from its junction with the Longford-Strokestown road.

13. The following roads at Tulsk:--

( a ) The Longford-Ballina road between a point 227 metres east of its junction with the Roscommon-Boyle road and a point 30 metres north-west of its junction with the road leading to Steill townland.

( b ) The Castlerea Road for a distance of 183 metres from its junction with the Longford-Ballina road.

( c ) The Roscommon-Boyle road between a point 156 metres south of its junction with the Longford-Ballina road and a point 183 metres north of the said junction.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment

this 25th day of November, 1980.

RAPHAEL P. BURKE,

Minister for the Environment.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations replace the Road Traffic (Speed Limits) (County of Roscommon) Regulations, 1976 ( S.I. No. 285 of 1976 ) and alter the speed limits applicable to certain roads in this area.

The Regulations exclude the public roads mentioned in the First Schedule from the scope of the built-up area speed limit prescribed by section 45 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961 , and declare the public roads mentioned in the Second Schedule to be subject to that speed limit.

The Regulations also prescribe a speed limit of 40 miles per hour in respect of the public roads mentioned in the Third Schedule.

Ambulances, fire brigade vehicles and Garda Síochána vehicles while being used in the course of duty are excepted from all speed limits by the Regulations.