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European Road Assessment Programme report 2008

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  • 20-05-2008 3:41pm
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    mike65
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    http://www.eurorap.org/library/pdfs/20080519_IRLAND_RESULTS.pdf

    from IT
    Long stretches of single carriageway roads in Ireland continue to be a major safety danger, a report published today has found.

    The European Road Assessment Programme (EuroRAP) report 2008, which was presented to Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey this afternoon, contains the results of an analysis of the safety performance of 7,600km of routes - 5,400 in the Republic and 2,200 in Northern Ireland.

    The report identifies 350kms of ‘Red – Medium to High Risk’ sections, and ten ‘Medium-High Risk’ links, comprising 147 kms.

    All of these 10 links are single carriageways, and the longest of these sections is the 25km stretch of the Ballina to Dromore West road in Co Mayo on which 60 people have been killed or injured over the four years to 2006.

    The ten at-risk roads in the Republic are the M1 to Border, Co Louth; N2 Monaghan to Border, Co Monaghan; N14 Border to N13, Co Donegal; N59 Ballina to Dromore West, Co Mayo; N5 Longford to Cloonsgannagh, Co Longford; N67 Ennistymon to Miltown Malbay, Co Clare; N62 Templemore to Roscrea, Co Tipperary; N81 Closh Cross to Tullow, Co Carlow; N72 Castletownroche to Fermoy, Co Cork; and N30 Enniscorthy to Jamestown, Co Wexford.

    Mike.


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    Carawaystick
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    Had a look at this "report" and it's at best completely out of date.
    The Danger roads include the old N1 from before it became motorway,
    the old N11 is another one.
    the N2 to Ashbourne ( single carriageway wtf???)


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    L1011
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    Carawaystick wrote: »
    Had a look at this "report" and it's at best completely out of date.
    The Danger roads include the old N1 from before it became motorway,
    the old N11 is another one.
    the N2 to Ashbourne ( single carriageway wtf???)

    Was thinking that, as "M1 to border" is grade separated 120kmh dualer too, and yet ends up top of the list of then there (Admitedlty due to numbering)


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