S.I. No. 157/1977:

ROAD TRAFFIC (SPEED LIMITS) (COUNTY BOROUGH OF LIMERICK AND COUNTY OF LIMERICK) REGULATIONS, 1977.

ROAD TRAFFIC (SPEED LIMITS) (COUNTY BOROUGH OF LIMERICK AND COUNTY OF LIMERICK) REGULATIONS, 1977.

The Minister for Local Government in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 5, and 45 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961 (No. 24 of 1961), and section 46 of the said Act as amended 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 Borough of Limerick and County of Limerick) Regulations, 1977.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 13th day of June, 1977.

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

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

"road" means a public road;

"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;

"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.

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 limits 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 Borough of Limerick and County of Limerick) Regulations, 1972 ( S.I. No. 273 of 1972 ) 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 Act.

1. The following roads in the County Borough of Limerick:--

( a ) The road from Sixmilebridge to Watch House Cross Roads for a distance of 868 metres from the county borough boundary.

( b ) The Long Pavement for a distance of 731 metres from the point where the county borough boundary intersects the eastern side of the road.

( c ) The Corbally Road for a distance of 109 metres from the county borough boundary.

( d ) The Dublin Road between the county borough boundary and a point 128 metres west of its junction with St. Lelia Street.

( e ) The Tipperary Road between the county borough boundary and a point 59 metres north-west of its junction with St. Patrick's Road.

( f ) The Kilmallock Road for a distance of 1,120 metres from the county borough boundary.

( g ) The Ballinacurra Road between the county borough boundary and a point 182 metres south-west of Punch's Cross.

( h ) The Limerick-Foynes road for a distance of 777 metres from the county borough boundary.

2. The following roads in the town of Newcastle West:---

( a ) The Drumcollogher Road, The Bruff Line, The Dromin Road, The Athea Road.

( b ) The Rathkeale Road for a distance of 749 metres from the point where the town boundary intersects the north-western side of the road.

( c ) The road joining the Rathkeale Road at Lacey's Cross for a distance of 731 metres from the said Cross.

( d ) The road joining the Foynes Road at Churchtown to the County Home Three Roads.

( e ) The Killarney Road for a distance of 329 metres from the town boundary.

( f ) The Monagay Road for a distance of 366 metres from the town boundary.

( g ) The road connecting the Monagay Road with the Killeedy Road.

( h ) The Killeedy Road for a distance of 617 metres from the point where the town boundary intersects the western side of the road.

( i ) The New Road for a distance of 45 metres from its junction with the Drumcollogher Road.

3. The following roads in the town of Rathkeale:---

( a ) The Tally-ho or Cool Cappagh Road.

( b ) The Ballingarry Road for a distance of 150 metres from the town boundary.

( c ) The Adare Road between the town boundary at Five Roads and a point 356 metres east of its junction with Roche's Road.

( d ) The Bog or Ballingarrane Road for a distance of 914 metres from the town boundary.

( e ) The Newcastle West Road for a distance of 1,609 metres from the town boundary at Ardbohill.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

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

1. The following roads at Abbeyfeale:---

( a ) Colbert Terrace, Market Square, Old Church Street.

( b ) The Limerick-Killarney road between a point 594 metres east of its junction with Chapel Street and a point 705 metres south-west of the said junction.

( c ) Chapel Street and its continuation northwards to Allaghaun Bridge.

( d ) The Listowel Road for a distance of 92 metres from its junction with Chapel Street.

( e ) The Mountcollins Back Road for a distance of 458 metres from its junction with the Limerick-Killarney road.

2. The following roads at Adare:--

( a ) The Limerick-Rathkeale road between a point 576 metres north-east of its junction with the Askeaton Road and a point 325 metres south-west of the said junction.

( b ) The Askeaton Road for a distance of 340 metres from its junction with the Limerick-Rathkeale road.

3. The following road at Annacotty:---

The Limerick-Dublin road between a point 275 metres west of the western abutment of Annacotty bridge and its junction with the Murroe Road at Woodsdowne Cross.

4. The following roads at Askeaton:---

( a ) Plunkett Road, Barrack Road, William Street, Brewery Lane, St. Mary's Terrace, Mussel Lane, Coastguard Station Road.

( b ) The Limerick-Foynes road between a point 142 metres west of its junction with St. Francis Terrace and a point 476 metres west of its junction with Plunkett Road.

( c ) The Ballycullen Road between its junction with William Street and its junction with Plunkett Road.

( d ) Quay Road for a distance of 137 metres from its junction with the Limerick-Foynes Road.

5. The following roads at Athea:---

( a ) The Ardagh-Listowel road between a point 305 metres east of its junction with the Glin Road and a point 445 metres west of the said junction.

( b ) The Moyvane Road for a distance of 75 metres from its junction with the Ardagh-Listowel road.

( c ) The Glin Road for a distance of 220 metres from its junction with the Ardagh-Listowel road.

( d ) The Abbeyfeale Road for a distance of 375 metres from its junction with the Ardagh-Listowel road.

6. The following roads at Ballingarry:---

( a ) The Mall.

( b ) The Rathkeale-Kilmallock road between a point 302 metres north of its junction with Sunday's Well Road and a point 302 metres south-east of its junction with the Drumcollogher Road.

( c ) Sunday's Well Road for a distance of 51 metres from its junction with the Rathkeale-Kilmallock road.

( d ) The Croom Road for a distance of 156 metres from its junction with the Rathkeale-Kilmallock road.

7. The following roads at Broadford:---

( a ) The Drumcollogher-Templeglantine road between a point 405 metres east of its junction with the Newcastle West Road and a point 55 metres east of its junction with the Freemount Road.

( b ) The Newcastle West Road for a distance of 75 metres from its junction with the Drumcollogher-Templeglantine road.

( c ) The Tullylease Road for a distance of 110 metres from its junction with the Drumcollogher-Templeglantine road.

8. The following roads at Bruff:---

( a ) The Limerick-Kilmallock road between a point 668 metres north of its junction with the Hospital Road and a point 531 metres south of the said junction.

( b ) The Athlacca Road for a distance of 137 metres from its junction with the Limerick-Kilmallock road.

( c ) The Bulgaden Road for a distance of 115 metres from its junction with the Limerick-Kilmallock road.

( d ) The road joining the Bulgaden Road with the Limerick-Kilmallock road.

( e ) The Hospital Road for a distance of 366 metres from its junction with the Limerick-Kilmallock road.

9. The following roads at Caherconlish:---

( a ) The Limerick-Mitchelstown road between a point 28 metres north of its junction with the Boher Road and a point 170 metres south-east of its junction with the Kilmurry Road.

( b ) The Boher Road for a distance of 60 metres from its junction with the Limerick-Mitchelstown road.

( c ) The Kilmurry Road for a distance of 265 metres from its junction with the Limerick-Mitchelstown road.

( d ) High Street and its continuation as the Ballyneety Road between the junction of High Street with the Limerick-Mitchelstown road and a point 92 metres south-west of the junction of the Ballyneety Road with the Carrigareely Road.

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

10. The following roads at Cappamore:---

( a ) St. Michael's Terrace.

( b ) The Limerick-Doon road between a point 83 metres north-west of its junction with the Eyon Road and a point 137 metres south-east of its junction with the Farnanefranklin Road.

( c ) The Murroe Road for a distance of 75 metres from its junction with the Limerick-Doon road.

( d ) The Farnanefranklin Road for a distance of 92 metres from its junction with the Limerick-Doon road.

( e ) Moore Street and its continuation as the Pallasgreen Road between the junction of Moore Street with the Limerick-Doon road and a point 75 metres south of the junction of the Pallasgreen Road with St. Michael's Terrace.

( f ) The Eyon Road for a distance of 46 metres from its junction with the Limerick-Doon road.

( g ) The road from the Limerick-Doon road to the Sportsfield.

11. The following roads at Croom:---

( a ) Bridewell Lane.

( b ) The Cork-Limerick road between a point 92 metres south of its junction with the Rathkeale Road and a point 92 metres north of its junction with the Crecora Road.

( c ) The Crecora Road for a distance of 395 metres from its junction with the Cork-Limerick road.

( d ) High Street and its continuation as the Bruff Road between the junction of High Street with the Cork-Limerick road and a point 23 metres east of the junction of the Bruff Road with the Meanus Road.

( e ) The Meanus Road for a distance of 23 metres from its junction with the Bruff Road.

( f ) The Rathkeale Road for a distance of 275 metres from its junction with Cork-Limerick road.

12. The following roads at Doon:---

( a ) The Cappamore-Cappawhite road between a point 238 metres south-east of its junction with the Bilboa Road and a point 298 metres south-east of its junction with the Hollyford Road.

( b ) The road dividing the townlands of Doon and Cooga for a distance of 32 metres from its junction with the Cappamore-Cappawhite road.

( c ) The Hollyford Road for a distance of 280 metres from its junction with the Cappamore-Cappawhite road.

( d ) The Oola Road for a distance of 147 metres from its junction with the Cappamore-Cappawhite road.

13. The following roads at Drumcollogher:---

( a ) The Square, St. Joseph's Park Road.

( b ) The Abbeyfeale-Rathluirc road between a point 137 metres west of its junction with the Tullylease Road and a point 206 metres north-east of its junction with the Square.

( c ) The Newcastle West Road for a distance of 137 metres from its junction with the Square.

( d ) The Buttevant Road between its junction with the Abbeyfeale-Rathluirc road and a point 75 metres east of its junction with St. Joseph's Park Road.

( e ) The Tullylease Road for a distance of 330 metres from its junction with the Abbeyfeale Road.

14. The following roads at Foynes:---

( a ) Dernish Avenue, The Hospital Road.

( b ) The Limerick-Glin road between a point 23 metres south-east of its junction with Dernish Avenue and a point 46 metres north-west of its junction with the Hospital Road.

( c ) The Corgrig Road for a distance of 476 metres from its junction with the Limerick-Glin road.

15. The following roads at Galbally:--

( a ) The Tipperary-Mitchelstown road between a point 183 metres north-west of its junction with the Cahir Road and a point 92 metres south-west of the said junction.

( b ) The Cahir Road for a distance of 275 metres from its junction with the Tipperary-Mitchelstown road.

16. The following roads at Glin:---

( a ) Main Street, Church Street, Mary Street, Creagh Street, Lower Mall, Dark Road, Marian Park.

( b ) South Mall and its continuation as the Abbeyfeale Road for a distance of 220 metres from the junction of South Mall with East Mall.

( c ) East Mall and its continuation as the Ballyhahill Road for a distance of 183 metres from the junction of East Mall with South Mall.

17. The following roads at Hospital:---

( a ) The Limerick-Knocklong road between a point 215 metres north-west of its junction with the Kilteely Road and a point 206 metres south of its junction with the Bruff Road.

( b ) The Kilteely Road for a distance of 46 metres from its junction with the Limerick-Knocklong road.

( c ) The Tipperary Road for a distance of 421 metres from its junction with the Limerick-Knocklong road.

( d ) The Bruff Road for a distance of 238 metres from its junction with the Limerick-Knocklong road.

( e ) The Knockainy Road for a distance of 160 metres from its junction with the Limerick-Knocklong road.

18. The following roads at Kilfinnane:---

( a ) The Square, Chapel Lane or Ballyroe, Lower Main Street.

( b ) The Mitchelstown-Kilmallock road between a point 403 metres south-east of its junction with Lower Main Street and a point 265 metres south-west of its junction with the Square.

( c ) The Ballyorgan Road for a distance of 137 metres from its junction with the Square.

( d ) Castle Lane between its junction with Lower Main Street and a point 10 metres south-east of its junction with the Tipperary Road.

( e ) The Laght Road for a distance of 175 metres from its junction with Lower Main Street.

19. The following roads at Kilmallock:---

( a ) Orr Street, Bohereen Road.

( b ) The Limerick-Kilfinnane road between a point 15 metres north of its junction with the Glenfield Road and a point 412 metres south-east of its junction with the Rathluirc-Tipperary road.

( c ) The Rathluirc-Tipperary road between a point 183 metres south-west of its junction with the Limerick-Kilfinnane road and a point 151 metres north-east of the said junction.

( d ) The Glenfield Road for a distance of 366 metres from its junction with the Limerick Road.

20. The following roads at Knocklong:---

( a ) The Ballylanders-Hospital road between a point 45 metres north-west of its junction with the Kilmallock Road and a point 5 metres south-east of its junction with Church Road.

( b ) Church Road for a distance of 550 metres from its junction with the Ballylanders-Hospital road.

( c ) The Emly Road for a distance of 115 metres from its junction with the Ballylanders-Hospital road.

( d ) The Kilmallock Road for a distance of 55 metres from its junction with the Ballylanders-Hospital road.

21. The following roads adjacent to the County Borough of Limerick:---

( a ) The Moylish Road, The Clonmacken Road, St. Nessan's Park, Springfield Drive, Carrig Drive, Woodlawn Drive, Lawndale Drive, Hilltop Drive, Ballykeeffe Housing Estate roads.

( b ) The Roxborough Road where the said road is a perimeter road.

( c ) The Limerick-Ennis road between the boundary of the county borough of Limerick and a point 183 metres north-west of its junction with the Moylish Road.

( d ) The Golf Club Road for a distance of 777 metres from its junction with the Dublin Road.

( e ) The Monaleen Road for a distance of 1,326 metres from its junction with the Dublin Road.

( f ) The Milford Road between its junction with the Limerick-Dublin road at Dromroe Cross and its junction with the Limerick-Dublin road at Castletroy.

( g ) The Meelick Road for a distance of 414 metres north-west of the boundary of the county borough of Limerick.

( h ) The Mungret Road for a distance of 320 metres from its junction with the Ballinacurra Road.

22. The following road adjacent to the town of Newcastle West:---

The Foynes Road for a distance of 202 metres from the boundary of the town of Newcastle West.

23. The following roads adjacent to the town of Rathkeale:---

( a ) Weir Road.

( b ) The Askeaton Road between the point where the boundary of the town of Rathkeale intersects the northern side of the road and a point 45 metres north-west of its junction with Weir Road.

THIRD SCHEDULE.

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

1. The following roads at Abbeyfeale:---

( a ) The Mount Mahon Housing Estate Road.

( b ) The Limerick Road between a point 594 metres east of its junction with Chapel Street and a point 1,326 metres east of the said junction.

( c ) The Killarney Road between a point 705 metres south-west of its junction with Chapel Street and a point 1,700 metres south-west of the said junction.

2. The following road at Askeaton:---

The Limerick Road between a point 142 metres west of its junction with St. Francis Terrace and a point 10 metres west of its junction with the Rathkeale Road.

3. The following roads at Ballylanders:---

( a ) The Limerick-Mitchelstown road between a point 92 metres north-west of its junction with the Galbally Road and a point 435 metres south-east of its junction with the Bog Road.

( b ) The Galbally Road for a distance of 92 metres from its junction with the Limerick-Mitchelstown road.

( c ) The Kilfinnane Road for a distance of 75 metres from its junction with the Limerick-Mitchelstown road.

( d ) The Bog Road for a distance of 75 metres from its junction with the Limerick-Mitchelstown road.

4. The following road at Croagh:---

The Limerick-Rathkeale road between a point 320 metres south-west of its junction with the Pallaskenry Road and a point 185 metres north-east of the said junction.

5. The following road at Glin:---

The Foynes-Tarbert road between a point 92 metres north-east of its junction with Mary Street and a point 92 metres north-west of its junction with Dark Road.

6. The following road at Kilbeheny:---

The Dublin-Cork road between a point 110 metres north-east of its junction with the Kilglass Road and the south-western abutment of Kilbeheny Bridge.

7. The following road at Kildimo:---

The Limerick-Askeaton road between a point 137 metres west of its junction with the Old Kildimo Road and a point 705 metres east of the said junction.

8. The following road at Kilmallock:---

The Kilfinnane Road between a point 412 metres south-east of its junction with the Rathluirc-Tipperary road and a point 1,525 metres south-east of the said junction.

9. The following roads in and adjacent to the County Borough of Limerick:---

( a ) The Limerick-Ennis road between the boundary between the counties of Clare and Limerick at Lansdowne Bridge and a point 183 metres north-west of its junction with the Moylish Road.

( b ) The Long Pavement between a point 731 metres south of the point where the boundary of the county borough of Limerick intersects the eastern side of the road and a point 366 metres south of the said boundary.

( c ) The Corbally Road from the boundary of the county borough of Limerick to a point 109 metres south-west of the said boundary.

( d ) The Dublin Road between a point 128 metres west of its junction with St. Lelia Street and a point 230 metres east of its junction with the Monaleen Road.

( e ) The Tipperary Road between a point 59 metres north-west of its junction with St. Patrick's Road and a point 640 metres north-west of the boundary of the county borough of Limerick.

( f ) The Ballinacurra Road between a point 182 metres south-west of Punch's Cross and a point 398 metres south-west of its junction with the Raheen Road.

( g ) The Limerick-Foynes road between a point 777 metres north-east of the boundary of the county borough of Limerick and a point 366 metres north-east of the said boundary.

( h ) The Meelick Road between the county boundary at Clonconane Bridge and a point 414 metres north-west of the county borough boundary.

10. The following road at Mungret:---

The Limerick-Foynes road between a point 1,224 metres north-east of its junction with the Mungret-Dooradoyle road and a point 448 metres west of the said junction.

11. The following road in and adjacent to the town of Newcastle West:---

The Killarney Road between a point 329 metres north-east of the boundary of the town of Newcastle West and a point 75 metres south-west of the said boundary.

12. The following road at Oola:---

The Limerick-Cahir road between a point 550 metres north-west of its junction with the Cullen Road and a point 403 metres south-east of the said junction.

13. The following road at Pallasgreen (New):---

The Limerick-Oola road between a point 348 metres north-west of its junction with the Nicker Road and a point 92 metres south-east of the said junction.

14. The following roads at Pallaskenry:---

( a ) Main Street between a point 18 metres south of its junction with the Ringmoylan Road and its junction with the Limerick-Kilcornan road.

( b ) The Limerick Road for a distance of 76 metres east of its junction with Main Street.

( c ) The Kilcornan Road for a distance of 200 metres south-west of its junction with Main Street.

( d ) The Ballysteen Road for a distance of 300 metres east of its junction with Main Street.

15. The following roads at Patrickswell:---

( a ) Marian Park.

( b ) The Limerick-Adare road between a point 183 metres north-east of its junction with the Clarina-Crecora road and a point 640 metres south-west of the said junction.

FOURTH SCHEDULE.

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

1. The following road adjacent to the County Borough of Limerick:---

The Dublin Road between a point 230 metres east of its junction with the Monaleen Road and a point 275 metres west of the western abutment of Annacotty Bridge.

2. The following road at Mungret:---

The Dooradoyle Road for a distance of 690 metres from its junction with the Limerick-Foynes road.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Local Government this 27th day of May, 1977.

JAMES TULLY,

Minister for Local Government.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations replace the Road Traffic (Speed Limits) (County Borough of Limerick and County of Limerick) Regulations, 1972 ( S.I. No. 273 of 1972 ) 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 roads mentioned in the Fourth Schedule.

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