Do widths of roads in housing estates vary depending on the number of dwellings

eggerb · 30-08-2013 9:53pm #1

Does anybody know of an official standard or specification that sets out what width roads should be in a housing estate?
In particular, do the widths of such roads vary depending on how many dwellings the road is designed to serve?
Any insight whatsoever would be appreciated.

annfield1978 · 31-08-2013 8:55am

http://www.environ.ie/en/Publications/DevelopmentandHousing/Housing/FileDownLoad,2451,en.pdf

Section 2.2

murphym7 · 02-09-2013 1:42pm

I moved into a new house in a Cul de sac at the weekend and was wondering about this exact question. I have seriously never seen a road as narrow in my life. It literally fits two cars side by side, barely enough room to pass. The folks in my new road dont put the cars on the grass verge either, its all 4 wheels on the tarmac, good luck getting a bin truck or fire engine down there.

Got the anwser here on Boards.ie though, as always.

"The roadway width should be 6m except for culs-de-sac less than 60m long, where a width
of 5.5m should be acceptable. A reduced roadway width may be approved for short spur
culs-de-sac."

I would consider my new road as a short spur, so there you go.

Victor · 08-09-2013 4:54pm

murphym7 wrote: »

The folks in my new road dont put the cars on the grass verge

That would be illegal, as it turns the verge to mud.

eggerb · 23-09-2013 1:56pm

I came across the following recently and it seems to be something councils are referring to:

Design Manual for Urban Roads and Streets from transport.ie

Carawaystick · 23-09-2013 10:55pm

Victor wrote: »

That would be illegal, as it turns the verge to mud.

It would be illegal if it breaks some law.
There are many laws that make doing stoopid stuff illegal or unlawful, and there are many laws that make doing stoopid stuff legal, or even preventing the non-stoopid option.

Victor · 23-09-2013 11:03pm

http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1997/en/si/0182.html#zzsi182y1997

Prohibitions on Parking

36. (1) Save as otherwise provided for in these Regulations and subject to article 5, a vehicle shall not be parked on a public road at a location, in a manner or for a purpose referred to in this article.

(2) A vehicle shall not be parked—

...

( i ) on a footway, a grass margin or a median strip;

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Do widths of roads in housing estates vary depending on the number of dwellings

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