carlow bypass to be made motorway speeds

patrickc

SI No. 279 of 2008

Roads Act 2007 (Declaration of Motorways) Order 2008

In accordance with the provisions of section 8 of the Roads Act 2007, the Minister for Transport, Mr. Noel Dempsey T.D., has made the above Statutory Instrument.

The purpose of the Order is to provide for the declaration of certain public roads as motorways.

On a motorway, higher maximum speed limits apply than on other public roads and access to specific types of road user or vehicle may be restricted. In addition, protection can be afforded to the States investment in the national road network through the application of appropriate development management strategies, thereby preventing premature obsolescence of important road infrastructure.

This Order applies only to high quality dual carriageways which were already built, under construction or in planning when the Roads Act 2007 was enacted.

The Order will come into operation on 24th September 2008.

The sections of the major interurban routes affected are as follows:


N9 (Dublin/Waterford Major Interurban Route)

Kilcullen to Powerstown (under construction)

Carlow Bypass (open to traffic)

about time....

ShayK1

doesn't affect me cause I don't use it but Hurray all the same

wheres me jumpa

Freaking sweet.

Sully

Awh no provisions for the bypass on Waterford

foggy_lad

aah Jaysus the feckin tractor will never hit that speed

bottletops

Oh great. I've been looking forward to seeing the needle go past 100 for the first time

road_high

Presume the whole M9 between Kilcullen and Waterford will all be designated "M" and not just as far as Carlow.?

patrickc

Sully wrote: »

Awh no provisions for the bypass on Waterford

poor ye down there:D

foggy_lad wrote: »

aah Jaysus the feckin tractor will never hit that speed

haha,

bottletops wrote: »

Oh great. I've been looking forward to seeing the needle go past 100 for the first time

not that it ever has in my car either:pac:

mfitzy wrote: »

Presume the whole M9 between Kilcullen and Waterford will all be designated "M" and not just as far as Carlow.?

yeh it's in the quote at the top as being classified motorway also

Bards

Sully wrote: »

Awh no provisions for the bypass on Waterford

Don't fret Sully, the NRA have applied to Dept of transport for More re-designations. I suspect the N25 Waterford City bypass will be in that round,

There is still more than 12 months to go before it is completed in any case. A dead give away will be when they atart placing signage on the Scheme next year

fitzyshea

Bards wrote: »

Don't fret Sully, the NRA have applied to Dept of transport for More re-designations. I suspect the N25 Waterford City bypass will be in that round,

There is still more than 12 months to go before it is completed in any case. A dead give away will be when they atart placing signage on the Scheme next year

The road from kilcullen to waterford including the bypass of the city will be redesignated as a motorway before the full route opens.

lucylu

I wonder will they put the older roads from the Prumpletstown & Carlow and Carlow to Powerstown back to 100kpm

testicle

Nope. They are no longer N Roads, and are R roads instead.