S.I. No. 141/1987:

ROAD TRAFFIC (SPEED LIMITS) (COUNTY OF WICKLOW) REGULATIONS, 1987.

ROAD TRAFFIC (SPEED LIMITS) (COUNTY OF WICKLOW) REGULATIONS, 1987.

The Minister for the Environment in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 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 Wicklow) Regulations, 1987.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 8th day of June, 1987.

3. In these Regulations save where the context otherwise requires;

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

"built-up area speed limit" and "special 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;

"National Road" means a road declared to be a National Road in the Local Government (Roads and Motorways) Act, 1974 (Declaration of National Roads) Order, 1977 ( S.I. No. 164 of 1977 ) and any reference to the number of such road shall be a reference to the number of such road as shown in column 1 of the First Schedule or column 1 of the Second Schedule to the aforementioned Order;

"road" means a public 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. (1) Forty miles per hour shall be the speed limit for mechanically propelled vehicles on the roads specified in the Third Schedule to these Regulations.

(2) Fifty miles per hour shall be the speed limit for mechanically propelled vehicles on the roads specified in the Fourth 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 or Wicklow) Regulations, 1978 ( S.I. No. 31 of 1978 ) are hereby revoked.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

Roads in the County of Wicklow 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 Urban District of Arklow:--

(a) Ballyraine Hill.

(b) The Wexford Road (National Road N11) between the urban district boundary and a point 347 metres north of the said boundary.

(c) The Coolgreaney Road for a distance of 265 metres from the urban district boundary.

(d) The Woodenbridge Road for a distance of 796 metres from the urban district boundary.

2. The following roads in the Urban District of Bray: --

(a) The Upper Dargle or Wexford Road (National Road N11) between the urban district boundary and a point 9 metres south-west of its junction with the Lower Dargle Road.

(b) The Herbert Road for a distance of 216 metres from the urban district boundary.

(c) The Killarney Road between a point where the urban district boundary intersects the north-western side of the road and a point 121 metres north-east of the said intersection.

(d) The Vevay Road between the point where the urban district boundary intersects the eastern side of the road and a point 213 metres north-west of the said junction.

(e) The portion of the Ballywaltrim Lane which is within the urban district boundary.

3. The following roads in the Urban District of Wicklow:--

(a) The Back Road to Rathnew via Broomhall for a distance of 520 metres from the point where the urban district boundary intersects the northern side of the road.

(b) The Marlton Road between the urban district boundary and a point 155 metres from its junction with the Bollarney or Rathnew main road.

(c) The Greenhill Road between the urban district boundary and a point 165 metres south-east of its junction with the Convent Road.

(d) The Dunbur or Silver Strand Road for a distance of 347 metres from the urban district boundary.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

Roads in the County of Wicklow 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 road at Annacurragh:--

The Annacurragh-Carnew road between a point 393 metres north-west of the centre-line of the CIE bridge and a point three metres south-east of the centre-line of the said bridge.

2. The following roads adjacent to the Urban District of Arklow:--

(a) The Dublin Road (National Road N11) between a point 450 metres south of the point where the boundary of the urban district of Arklow intersects the eastern side of the road and a point 240 metres north-west of the said intersection.

(b) The Beech Road for a distance of 430 metres from its junction with the Dublin Road (National Road N11).

3. The following roads at Aughrim:--

(a) The Station Road, Chapel or Mill Lane.

(b) The Rathdrum Road between Aughrim Three Roads and a point 330 metres south-east of Tinnakilly Bridge.

(c) The Tinahely Road for a distance of 210 metres from Aughrim Three Roads.

(d) The Rednagh Road for a distance of 820 metres from Aughrim Three Roads.

(e) The Macreddin or Barrack road between its junction with the Rathdrum Road and its junction with Chapel or Mill Lane.

4. The following road at Avoca:--

The main road through Avoca village between a point 460 metres south-west of the centre-line of Blacks bridge and a point 5 metres north-east of the centre-line of the said bridge.

5. The following roads at Baltinglass:--

(a) Church Lane, Market Square, Parkmore Cottages Roads.

(b) The Dublin-Tullow road (National Road N81) between a point 348 metres north of its junction with Belan Street and a point 275 metres sourth of the said road junction.

(c) Belan Street for a distance of 302 metres from its junction with the Dublin-Tullow road (National Road N81).

(d) The Ballytore Road for a distance of 28 metres from its junction with Belan Street.

(e) Main Street and the road connecting it with the Dublin-Tullow road (National Road N81).

(f) Chapel Hill and its continuation as the Sruhaun Road for a distance of 1176 metres from its junction with Weavers Square.

(g) Weavers Square and its continuation as the Kiltegan Road for a distance of 887 metres from the junction of Weavers Square with Chapel Hill.

6. The following roads at Barndarrig:--

(a) The Rathdrum-Arklow road between a point 182 metres north-west of its junction with the main road through Barndarrig village and a point 152 metres south-east of the said junction.

(b) The main road through Barndarrig village between a point 580 metres north-east of its junction with the Rathdrum-Arklow road and a point 470 metres south-west of the said junction.

(c) The Redcross Road for a distance of 432 metres south-west of its junction with the Rathdrum-Arklow road.

7. The following roads at Blessington:--

(a) The New Cottages Road, Rocky Pool Villas, the Old Road to Blessington Bridge or Millbank.

(b) The Dublin-Baltinglass road (National Road N81) between a point 935 metres north-east of its junction with the Kilbridge Road and a point 366 metres south-west of the said junction.

(c) The Kilbridge Road for a distance of 395 metres from its junction with the Dublin-Baltinglass road (National Road N81).

(d) The Naas Road for a distance of 350 metres from its junction with the Dublin-Baltinglass road (National Road N81).

(e) The Burgage Road for a distance of 230 metres from its junction with the Dublin-Baltinglass road (National Road N81).

(f) The road leading in a westerly direction from the Dublin-Baltinglass road (National Road N81) to a point 320 metres north-east of the junction of the Dublin-Baltinglass road (National Road N81) with the Kilbride Road.

8. The following roads at Brittas Bay:--

(a) The Brittas Bay-Wicklow Road between a point 800 metres north-east of the centre line of Brittas bridge and a point 610 metres north-east of the centre line of Haughtons bridge.

(b) The Castletimon Road for a distance of 200 metres from its junction with the Brittas Bay-Wicklow Road.

(c) The road at Cornagower leading to Bennetts Cross Roads for a distance of 200 metres from its junction with the Brittas Bay-Wicklow Road.

9. The following roads at Carnew:--

(a) The Shillelagh-Carnew-Gorey road between a point 366 metres north-west of its junction with Coolattin Row and a point 69 metres south-west of its junction with the Aughrim Road.

(b) Coolattin Row for a distance of 275 metres from its junction with the Shillelagh-Carnew-Gorey road.

(c) The road leading eastwards from Coolattin Row at a point approximately 201 metres from the junction of Coolattin Row with the Shillelagh-Carnew-Gorey road.

(d) Mill Lane for a distance of 201 metres from its junction with the Shillelagh-Carnew-Gorey road.

10. The following roads at Dunlavin:--

(a) Main Street, Fair Green, Stephen Street, Market Square, Church Terrace.

(b) Kilcullen Street and its continuation as the Naas Road, from its junction with Market Square to a point 170 metres north-east of its junction with the Lugnatrina Road.

(c) Holywood Road for a distance of 55 metres from its junction with the Naas Road.

(d) Lugnatrina Road for a distance of 120 metres from its junction with Kilcullen Street.

(e) Church Road and its continuation as the Grange Con Road between its junction with Stephen Street and a point 145 metres south-west of its junction with Milltown Road.

(f) Sparrow Road for a distance of 201 metres from its junction with Stephen Street.

(g) The Baltinglass Road for a distance of 297 metres from its junction with Stephen Street.

11. The following roads at Enniskerry:--

(a) All roads (except that section of the main Dublin road north of a point 250 metres north of the centre line of Knocksink Bridge) in the area enclosed by a line commencing at a point on Monastery Road 50 metres north of its junction with the Ballyman Road and drawn thence in straight lines successfully to the following points:--

(i) a point on the Ballyman Road 50 metres east of its junction with Monastery Road,

(ii) a point on the Bray Road 272 metres east of its junction with the Monastery Road,

(iii) a point on the Roundwood Road 50 metres south of its junction with the Cookstown Road,

(iv) a point on the Glencree Road 950 metres west of its junction with the Dublin Road

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

(b) The Glencree Road between a point 950 metres west of its junction with the Dublin Road and a point 1320 metres west of the said junction.

(c) Roads in the Kilgarron Housing Estate.

12. The following roads at Greystones and Delgany:--

All roads (other than the Greystones-Killincarrig road between a point 170 metres south of its junction with Killincarrig Road and a point 300 metres south-east of its junction with the Kilcoole road) which lie in the area enclosed by a line commencing at the point where the boundary between the townlands of Rathdown Upper and Rathdown Lower meets the High Water Mark and drawn thence in a general southerly direction along the High Water Mark to a point where the said Mark meets the boundary between the townlands of Killincarrig and Ballynerrin and thence in a straight line successively to the following points:--

(a) a point on the Killincarrig-Kilcoole road 180 metres north of its junction with the road leading westwards at Prottybush,

(b) a point on the Delgany-Glen O'Downs road 180 metres west of its junction with the Bellevue Road,

(c) a point on the Delgany-Bellevue road 800 metres North of its junction with the Delgany-Glen O'Downs road,

(d) a point on the Greystones-Bray road 20 metres south of its junction with the road leading westward at Templecarrig Lower and from the last mentioned point in a straight line to the commencement point.

13. The following roads at Kilcoole:--

(a) Monteith Park Housing Estate Roads, Sylvan Lawn Housing Estate Roads, Hazelwood Crescent Housing Estate Roads, Beechwood Park Housing Estate Roads.

(b) The Greystones-Wicklow road between a point 75 metres north of its junction with Lotts Lane and a point 235 metres south of its junction with the Kilcoole Station Road.

(c) The Newtownmountkennedy Road for a distance of 200 metres from its junction with the Greystones-Wicklow road.

14. The following road at Knockananna:--

The Knockananna-Carlow road between a point 36 metres west of its junction with the Tinahely-Rathdangan road and a point 336 metres west of the said junction.

15. The following roads at Laragh:--

(a) Chapel Road.

(b) The Annamoe-Glendalough road between a point 180 metres east of its junction with Glenmacnass Road and a point 700 metres west of the said junction.

(c) The Glenmacnass Road for a distance of 165 metres from its junction with the Annamoe-Glendalough Road.

(d) The Rathdrum Road for a distance of 155 metres from its junction with the Annamoe-Glendalough Road.

16. The following roads at Newcastle:--

(a) The Greystones-Wicklow road between a point 425 metres south of its junction with the Sea Road and a point 380 metres north west of the said junction.

(b) The Newcastle Hospital Road for a distance of 640 metres from its junction with the Greystones-Wicklow road.

17. The following roads at Rathdrum:--

(a) Gilbert Row, Sunny Terrace, Back Lane, Brewery Lane, Ballygannon Housing Estate Roads, Parnell Housing Estate Roads.

(b) Main Street and its continuation as Lower Main Street between a point 23 metres north-west of its junction with the Rathnew-Avoca road and a point 400 metres north-east of its junction with the Glendalough Road.

(c) The Glendalough Road for a distance of 275 metres from its junction with Main Street.

(d) Fair Green between its junction with Gilbert Row and its junction with the Greenane and Ballinderry Roads.

(e) The Greenane Road for a distance of 860 metres west of its junction with the Ballinderry Road.

(f) The Ballinderry Road for a distance of 780 metres north-west of its junction with the Greenane Road.

18. The following roads at Rathnew:--

All roads in the area enclosed by a line commencing at a point on the Newtownmountkennedy-Rathdrum road (National Road N11) 330 metres north-west of its junction with the Wicklow Road and drawn thence in straight lines successively to the following points:

(a) a point on the Greystones Road 60 metres north-east of its junction with the Newtownmountkennedy-Rathdrum road (National Road N11).

(b) a point on the Wicklow road 391 metres south-east of its junction with the Newtownmountkennedy Road (National Road N11).

(c) a point on the Back Road to Wicklow via Broomhall 475 metres south-east of the centre line of the Railway Bridge at Merrymeeting.

(d) a point on the Arklow Road 384 metres south of its junction with the Newtownmountkennedy-Rathdrum road (National Road N11).

(e) a point on the Rathdrum road 210 metres west of its junction with the Arklow Road (National Road N11).

and from the last mentioned point in a straight line to the commencement point on the Newtownmountkennedy-Rathdrum road (National Road N11).

19. The following roads at Roundwood:--

(a) The Laragh-Bray road between a point 60 metres north-east of its junction with the Sally Gap Road and a point 300 metres south-west of its junction with the Rathdrum or Wicklow Road.

(b) The Rathdrum or Wicklow Road for a distance of 180 metres from its junction with the Laragh-Bray road.

(c) The Newtownmountkennedy Road for a distance of 180 metres from its junction with the Laragh-Bray road.

(d) The Lough Dan road for a distance of 165 metres from its junction with the Laragh-Bray road.

20. The following roads at Shillelagh:--

(a) Church Lane.

(b) The Tullow-Carnew road between its intersection by the common boundary of the townlands of Ballard and Ballynultagh and a point 28 metres east of its junction with Quarry Street.

(c) The Clonegal Road for a distance of 220 metres from its junction with the Tullow-Carnew road.

(d) Quarry Street for a distance of 860 metres from its junction with the Tullow-Carnew road.

21. The following roads at Tinahely:--

(a) Market or Dwyer Square, Bridge Street.

(b) Barton Street and its continuation as the Shillelagh Road for a distance of 256 metres from the junction of Barton Street with Market or Dwyer Square.

(c) Kevin or Main Street and its continuation as the Hacketstown Road for a distance of 640 metres from the junction of Kevin or Main Street with Market or Dwyer Square.

(d) The New Aughrim Road for a distance of 64 metres from its junction with Bridge Street.

(e) The Old Aughrim Road for a distance of 55 metres from its junction with Bridge Street.

22. The following roads adjacent to the urban district of Wicklow:--

(a) St. Patrick's Road.

(b) The Ballinabarney or Rocky Road for a distance of 80 metres south-west of the boundary of the urban district of Wicklow.

(c) Mount Carmel Road and its continuation as the Ballynerrin Road between the boundary of the urban district of Wicklow and a point 70 metres south-west of its junction with St. Patrick's Road.

(d) The Bollarney or Rathnew main road for a distance of 24 metres north-west of the coundary of the urban district of Wicklow.

THIRD SCHEDULE.

Roads in the County of Wicklow in respect of which a special speed limit of 40 miles per hour is prescribed.

1. The following roads at Ashford:--

(a) The Dublin-Wicklow road (National Road N11) between a point 238 metres north of its junction with the Roundwood Road and a point 90 metres south east of its junction with the Ballinalea Road at Rosanna.

(b) The Roundwood Road between its junction with the Dublin-Wicklow road (National Road N11) and a point 50 metres north of its junction with the Glendalough Road.

(c) The Glendalough Road for a distance of 50 metres from its junction with the Roundwood Road.

(d) The Glenealy Road between its junction with the Dublin-Wicklow road (National Road N11) and a point 180 metres south-west of its junction with the Ballinalea-Rosanna Road.

(e) The Ballinalea-Rosanna road connecting the Dublin-Wicklow road (National Road N11) with the Glenealy Road.

2. The following road at Baltinglass:--

The Tullow Road (National Road N81) between a point 275 metres south of its junction with Belan Street and a point 70 metres north-east of its junction with the Carlow Road at Bawnoge.

3. The following road in and adjacent to the Urban District of Bray:--

The Upper Dargle or Wexford Road (National Road N11) between a point 9 metres south-west of its junction with the Lower Dargle Road and a point 310 metres south-west of the boundary of the urban district of Bray.

4. The following roads at Carnew:--

(a) The Terrace.

(b) The Shillelagh-Carnew-Gorey road between a point 69 metres south-west of its junction with the Aughrim Road and a point 293 metres east of the said junction.

(c) The Aughrim Road for a distance of 110 metres from its junction with the Shillelagh-Carnew-Gorey road.

5. The following roads at Glenealy:--

(a) The Rathnew-Rathdrum road between a point 400 metres north-east of its junction with the Ashford Road and a point 765 metres south west of the said junction.

(b) The Ashford Road for a distance of 300 metres from its junction with the Rathnew-Rathdrum road.

6. The following roads at Greystones and Delgany:--

(a) The Greystones-Killincarrig road between a point 170 metres south of its junction with Killincarrig Road and a point 595 metres south west of the said junction.

(b) The Greystones-Bray road between a point 20 metres south of its junction with the road leading westwards at Templecarrig Lower and a point 268 metres north of the centre-line of Redford bridge.

7. The following roads at Kilmacanogue:--

(a) The Dublin-Wexford road (National Road N11) between a point 330 metres north west of its junction with the Rocky Valley Road and a point 330 metres south-east of the said junction.

(b) The Rockey Valley Road for a distance of 288 metres from its junction with the Dublin-Wexford road (National Road N11).

8. The following roads at Newtownmountkennedy:--

(a) The Dublin-Wicklow road (National Road N11) between a point 880 metres north of its junction with the Kilcoole Road and a point 1,920 metres south of the said junction.

(b) Church Road for a distance of 400 metres from its junction with the Dublin-Wicklow road (National Road N11).

(c) The Roundwood Road between its junction with the Dublin-Wicklow road (National Road N11) at the Church and a point 70 metres south west of its junction with the Moneycarroll Road.

(d) The Moneycarroll Road between its junction with the Roundwood Road and the Dublin-Wicklow road (National Road N11).

(e) Roads in O'Neill Park Housing Scheme, School Road.

(f) The Kilcoole Road for a distance of 180 metres from its junction with the Dublin-Wicklow road (National Road N11).

(g) The Newcastle Road for a distance of 30 metres from its junction with the Dublin-Wicklow road (National Road N11).

(h) The Roundwood Road for a distance of 20 metres from its junction with the Dublin-Wicklow road (National Road N11).

FOURTH SCHEDULE.

Roads in the County of Wicklow in respect of which a special speed limit of 50 miles per hour is prescribed.

The following road at Kilcroney, Bray:--

The Dublin-Wexford road (National Road N11) between a point 210 metres north of its junction with the Enniskerry Road and a point 380 metres south of the said junction.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment this

27th day of May, 1987.

PADRAIG FLYNN,

Minister for the Environment.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations replace the Road Traffic (Speed Limits) (County of Wicklow) 1978 ( S.I. No. 31 of 1978 ) 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.

The Regulations also prescribe a speed limit of 50 miles per hour in respect of the public road mentioned in the Fourth Schedule.

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