S.I. No. 270/1977:

ROAD TRAFFIC (SPEED LIMITS) (COUNTY OF WESTMEATH) REGULATIONS, 1977.

ROAD TRAFFIC (SPEED LIMITS) (COUNTY OF WESTMEATH) REGULATIONS, 1977.

The Minister for Local Government in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 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 Westmeath) Regulations, 1977.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 29th day of August, 1977.

3. In these Regulations save where the context otherwise requires

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

"road" means a public 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;

"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.

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. Forty miles per hour shall be the speed limit for mechanically propelled vehicles on the roads specified in the Third Schedule to these Regulations.

6. There shall be excepted from the special speed 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 Siochána in the performance of their duties as such members.

7. The Road Traffic (Speed Limits) (County of Westmeath) Regulations, 1967 ( S.I. No. 307 of 1967 ) and the Road Traffic (Speed Limits) (County of Westmeath) (Amendment) Regulations, 1971 ( S.I. No. 150 of 1971 ) 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 Road Traffic Act, 1961 .

1. The following roads in the Urban District of Athlone :--

( a ) The Doovoge Road, The Carrickobreen Road, Lakelands, St. Joseph's Villas.

( b ) The Clonown Road for a distance of 489 metres from the urban district boundary.

( c ) The Galway Road between the urban district boundary and a point 22 metres north-east of its easternmost junction with St. Coman's Park.

( d ) The Ballymahon Road for a distance of 182 metres from the urban district boundary.

( e ) The Golden Island Road for a distance of 777 metres from the urban district boundary.

2. The following roads in the town of Mullingar :--

( a ) Saunders Bridge Road, The Castlepollard Road.

( b ) The Kilbeggan Road for a distance of 70 metres from the town boundary.

( c ) The Rochfortbridge Road for a distance of 301 metres from the point where the town boundary intersects the eastern side of the road.

( d ) The Dublin Road between the point where the town boundary intersects the northern side of the road and a point 460 metres east of its junction with the Delvin Road.

( e ) The Delvin Road for a distance of 228 metres from the town boundary.

( f ) The Longford Road between the town boundary and a point 128 metres north-west of its junction with the Green Road.

( g ) Ashe Road for a distance of 484 metres from the town boundary.

( h ) The Athlone Road for a distance of 109 metres from the town boundary.

( i ) The Racecourse Road for a distance of 470 metres from the point where the town boundary intersects the northern side of the road.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

Roads 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 roads adjacent to the Urban District of Athlone:--

( a ) The One-Mile Round Road, Garrycastle Housing Estate Roads.

( b ) The Coosan Road West for a distance of 183 metres from the boundary of the urban district of Athlone.

( c ) The Coosan Point Road for a distance of 46 metres from the boundary of the urban district of Athlone.

( d ) The Moydrum Road for a distance of 1,695 metres from the boundary of the urban district of Athlone.

( e ) The part of the road along the boundary of the urban district of Athlone connecting the Moydrum Road with the Dublin Road.

( f ) The Dublin Road between the boundary of the urban district of Athlone and a point 45 metres north-west of its junction with Kilmacoo Three Roads.

2. The following roads at Castlepollard:--

( a ) Glenview Cottages Road, The Square, Water Lane, Church Lane.

( b ) The Mullingar Road for a distance of 780 metres from its junction with The Square.

( c ) The Bratty Road for a distance of 46 metres from its junction with the Dublin Road.

( d ) The Dublin Road between its junction with The Square and a point 20 metres south-east of its junction with the Bratty Road.

( e ) Water Street and its continuation as the Ballycomoyle Road for a distance of 700 metres from the junction of Water Street with The Square.

( f ) Green Street and its continuation as the Finnea Road for a distance of 485 metres from the junction of Green Street with The Square.

( g ) The Coole Road for a distance of 567 metres from its junction with The Square.

3. The following roads at Delvin:--

( a ) The Clonmellon-Mullingar road between a point 183 metres north-east of its junction with the Castlepollard Road and a point 138 metres south-west of its junction with the Ballyhealy Road.

( b ) The Athboy Road for a distance of 129 metres from its junction with the Clonmellon-Mullingar road.

( c ) The Ballyhealy Road for a distance of 46 metres from its junction with the Clonmellon-Mullingar road.

( d ) The Castlepollard Road for a distance of 110 metres from its junction with the Clonmellon-Mullingar road.

4. The following roads at Fore :--

( a ) The Castlepollard-Ceanannus Mór road between a point 300 metres north-west of its junction with the Abbey Road and a point 450 metres south-east of the said junction.

( b ) Abbey Road for a distance of 95 metres from its junction with the Castlepollard-Ceanannus Mór road.

5. The following roads at Glasson:--

( a ) The Longford Road between its junction with the Lower Road and a point 20 metres north of its junction with the Killinure Road.

( b ) The Lower Road for a distance of 95 metres from its junction with the Longford Road.

6. The following roads at Kilbeggan :--

( a ) The Square, St. Mary's Avenue.

( b ) The Kinnegad-Athlone road between a point 270 metres north-east of its junction with the Tullamore Road and a point 115 metres north-west of its junction with the Clara Road.

( c ) The Daingean Road for a distance of 398 metres from its junction with the Kinnegad-Athlone road.

( d ) The Tullamore Road for a distance of 417 metres from its junction with the Kinnegad-Athlone road.

( e ) The Relic Road for a distance of 46 metres from its junction with the Kinnegad-Athlone road.

( f ) The Clara Road for a distance of 92 metres from its junction with the Kinnegad-Athlone road.

( g ) The Streamstown Road for a distance of 46 metres from its junction with the Kinnegad-Athlone road.

( h ) The Mullingar Road for a distance of 215 metres from its junction with the Kinnegad-Athlone road.

7. The following roads at Moate :--

( a ) Station Road, Ave Maria Park.

( b ) The Kinnegad-Athlone road between a point 46 metres east of its junction with the road connecting the said road with the Clara Road and a point 28 metres west of its junction with the Moneen Road.

( c ) The Moneen Road for a distance of 74 metres from its junction with the Kinnegad-Athlone road.

( d ) The Mount Temple or Jones Lake Road for a distance of 174 metres from its junction with the Kinnegad-Athlone road.

( e ) The Ballymore Road between its junction with the Kinnegad-Athlone road and a point 55 metres north-west of its junction with the Rosemount Road.

( f ) The Rosemount Road for a distance of 46 metres from its junction with the Ballymore Road.

( g ) The Clara Road between its junction with the Kinnegad-Athlone road and a point 74 metres north-west of its junction with the Ballycumber Road.

( h ) The road connecting the Clara Road with the Kinnegad-Athlone road.

( i ) Burgess Lane for a distance of 55 metres from its junction with the Kinnegad-Athlone road.

8. The following roads adjacent to the town of Mullingar :--

( a ) The Russellstown Road for a distance of 458 metres from the point where the boundary of the town of Mullingar intersects the north-eastern side of the road.

( b ) The Delvin Road for a distance of 55 metres from the town boundary.

9. The following roads at Raharney :--

( a ) The Killucan-Ballivor road between a point 170 metres north-east of its junction with the Delvin Road and a point 183 metres north-west of its junction with the Wardenstown Road.

( b ) The Delvin Road for a distance of 275 metres from its junction with the Killucan-Ballivor road.

( c ) The Riversdale Road for a distance of 247 metres from its junction with the Killucan-Ballivor road.

( d ) The Wardenstown Road for a distance of 192 metres from junction with the Killucan-Ballivor road.

( e ) The Joristown Lower Road for a distance of 165 metres from its junction, near Raharney Bridge, with the Killucan-Ballivor road.

10. The following roads at Rochfortbridge:--

( a ) The Kinnegad-Athlone road between a point 23 metres north-eaast of its junction with the Mullingar Road and a point 183 metres south-west of its junction with the Dalystown Road.

( b ) The Mullingar Road for a distance of 83 metres from its junction with the Kinnegad-Athlone road.

( c ) The Dalystown Road for a distance of 320 metres from its junction with the Kinnegad-Athlone road.

( d ) The Rhode Road for a distance of 92 metres from its junction with the Kinnegad-Athlone road.

( e ) The road connecting the Rhode Road with the Kinnegad-Athlone road.

11. The following roads at Tyrellspass :--

( a ) The Crescent Road.

( b ) The Kinnegad-Athlone road between a point 298 metres north-east of its junction with the Mullingar Road and a point 147 metres south-west of its junction with the Daingean Road.

( c ) The Mullingar Road for a distance of 183 metres from its junction with the Kinnegad-Athlone road.

( d ) The Daingean Road for a distance of 55 metres from its junction with the Kinnegad-Athlone road.

THIRD SCHEDULE.

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

1. The following roads in and adjacanet to the Urban District of Athlone:--

( a ) Lakelands, St. Joseph's Villas.

( b ) The Galway Road between the boundary of the urban district of Athlone and a point 22 metres north-east of its easternmost junction with St. Coman's Park.

( c ) The Ballymahon Road between a point 182 metres south-west of the boundary of the urban district of Athlone and a point 915 metres north-east of the said boundary.

( d ) The Two-Mile Round Road for a distance of 46 metres from its junction with the Ballymahon Road.

2. The following roads at Clonmellon:--

( a ) The Delvin-Ceanannus Mór road between a point 183 metres south-west of its junction with the Cross Keys Road and a point 55 metres north-east of its junction with the Kilrush Road.

( b ) The Cross Keys Road for a distance of 138 metres from its junction with the Delvin-Ceanannus Mór road.

( c ) The Kilskyre Road for a distance of 92 metres from its junction with the Cross Keys Road.

( d ) The Kilrush Road for a distance of 92 metres from its junction with the Delvin-Ceanannus Mór road.

3. The following road at Horseleap :--

The Kilbeggan Road for a distance of 340 metres from the boundary between the counties of Offaly and Westmeath.

4. The following roads at Kinnegad:--

( a ) The Mullingar-Dublin road between a point 183 metres north-west of its junction with the Athlone Road and the boundary between the counties of Westmeath and Meath at Kinnegad Bridge.

( b ) The Trim Road for a distance of 110 metres from its junction with the Mullingar-Dublin road.

( c ) The Athlone Road for a distance of 183 metres from its junction with the Mullingar-Dublin road.

5. The following roads at Miltownpass :--

( a ) The Kinnegad-Athlone road between a point 366 metres east of its junction with the Mullingar Road and a point 92 metres south-west of its junction with the Drumman Bog Road.

( b ) The Mullingar Road for a distance of 37 metres from its junction with the Kinnegad-Athlone road.

6. The following road at Moate :--

The Athlone Road between a point 28 metres west of its junction with the Moneen Road and a point 420 metres west of the said junction.

7. The following roads in and adjacent to the town of Mullingar:--

( a ) The Castlepollard Road for a distance of 230 metres from its junction with the Longford Road.

( b ) The Longford Road between a point 550 metres north of the boundary of the town of Mullingar and a point 128 metres north-west of its junction with the Green Road

( c ) The Dublin Road between a point 460 metres east of its junction with the Delvin Road and a point 60 metres east of its junction with the Curraghmore Road.

8. The following roads at Rathowen:--

( a ) Church Lane.

( b ) The Dublin-Longford road between a point 50 metres south-east of its junction with the Loughingstown Road and a point 412 metres south-east of the said junction.

9. The following roads at Rochfortbridge :--

( a ) Bord na Móna Housing Estate Road.

( b ) The Kinnegad Road between a point 23 metres north-east of its junction with the Mullingar Road and a point 595 metres north-east of the said junction.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Local Government

this 16th day of August, 1977.

SYLVESTER BARRETT,

Minister for Local Government.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations replace the Road Traffic (Speed Limits) (County of Westmeath) Regulations, 1967 ( S.I. No. 307 of 1967 ) and the Road Traffic (Speed Limits) (County of Westmeath) (Amendment) Regulations, 1971 ( S.I. No. 150 of 1971 ) 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.

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