S.I. No. 278/1980:

ROAD TRAFFIC (SPEED LIMITS) (COUNTY OF LEITRIM) REGULATIONS, 1980.

ROAD TRAFFIC (SPEED LIMITS) (COUNTY OF LEITRIM) REGULATIONS, 1980.

The Minister for the Environment 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 of Leitrim) Regulations, 1980.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 15th day of September, 1980.

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.

4. Each of the roads described in the First 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 Second Schedule to these Regulations.

6. There shall be excepted from the special speed limit 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 of Leitrim) Regulations, 1968 ( S.I. No. 9 of 1968 ) and the Road Traffic (Speed Limits) (County of Leitrim) (Amendment) Regulations, 1971 ( S.I. No. 15 of 1971 ) are hereby revoked.

FIRST 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 at Ballinamore:--

( a ) Lahard Cottages Road.

( b ) The Carrick-on-Shannon-Cavan road between a point 503 metres west of its junction with Church Lane and a point 435 metres north-east of its junction with the Swanlinbar Road.

( c ) The Swanlinbar Road for a distance of 174 metres from its junction with the Carrick-on-Shannon-Cavan road.

( d ) The Willowfield Road for a distance of 46 metres from its junction with the Carrick-on-Shannon-Cavan road.

( e ) Chapel Lane and its continuation as the Tully Road for a distance of 380 metres from its junction with the Carrick-on-Shannon-Cavan road.

( f ) Church Lane for a distance of 366 metres from its junction with the Carrick-on-Shannon-Cavan road.

( g ) The Aughnasheelin Road for a distance of 18 metres from its junction with Church Lane.

2. The following roads at Carrick-on-Shannon:--

( a ) Church Lane, Curry Lane, The Quay, Quay Road, Priest's Lane, St. George's Terrace, St. Patrick's Park.

( b ) The Sligo-Dublin road between a point 247 metres south-east of its junction with the Drummagh Road and the boundary between the counties of Leitrim and Roscommon at Carrick-on-Shannon Bridge.

( c ) The Lisnagot Road for a distance of 192 metres from its junction with Curry Lane.

( d ) The Leitrim Road for a distance of 220 metres from its junction with the Sligo-Dublin road.

( e ) The Drummagh Road between its junction with the Sligo-Dublin road and a point 1,170 metres from the said junction.

( f ) Carty's Lane for a distance of 46 metres from its junction with Drummagh Road.

3. The following roads at Carrigallen:--

( a ) The Ballinamore-Killeshandra road between a point 320 metres north of its junction with the Aughavass Road and its junction with the Gulladoo Road.

( b ) The Aughavass Road for a distance of 201 metres from its junction with the Ballinamore-Killeshandra road.

( c ) The Moyne Road for a distance of 302 metres from its junction with the Ballinamore-Killeshandra road.

( d ) The Mill Road for a distance of 180 metres from its junction with the Ballinamore-Killeshandra road.

4. The following road at Cloone:--

Main Street between a point 185 metres south of its junction with the Drumhallagh Road and a point 545 metres south of the said junction.

5. The following roads at Dowra:--

( a ) The Drumshanbo Road for a distance of 210 metres south-east from the boundary between the counties of Leitrim and Cavan at the Shannon Bridge.

( b ) The Glengevlin Road from its junction with the Drumshanbo Road to a point 50 metres north of the said junction.

( c ) The Annagh Upper Road from its junction with the Drumshanbo Road to a point 15 metres south of the said junction.

6. The following roads at Dromahaire:--

( a ) Main Street between a point 30 metres south of its junction with the Ballintogher Road and its junction with the Carrickacroghery Road.

( b ) The Manorhamilton Road from its junction with Main Street to a point 120 metres east of its junction with the Drumlease Road.

( c ) The Mullagh Road from its junction with the Carrickacroghery Road to its junction with the Back Line.

( d ) The Back Line from its junction with Main Street to its junction with the Mullagh Road.

7. The following roads at Dromod:--

( a ) Quay Street.

( b ) The Sligo-Dublin road between a point 285 metres north of its junction with the Mohill Road and a point 170 metres south of the said junction.

( c ) The Mohill Road for a distance of 74 metres from its junction with the Sligo-Dublin road.

8. The following roads at Drumkeeran:--

( a ) The Carrick-on-Shannon-Manorhamilton road between a point 92 metres east of its junction with the Protestant Church Road and a point 320 metres north-west of its junction with the Dowra Road.

( b ) Bargowla Road for a distance of 28 metres from its junction with the Carrick-on-Shannon-Manorhamilton road.

( c ) The Dowra Road for a distance of 46 metres from its junction with the Carrick-on-Shannon-Manorhamilton road.

( d ) The Protestant Church Road for a distance of 310 metres from its junction with the Carrick-on-Shannon-Manorhamilton road.

9. The following roads at Drumshanbo:--

( a ) High Street, Rockwell Terrace, School Street, Main Street.

( b ) The Carrick-on-Shannon Road for a distance of 390 metres from its junction with Main Street.

( c ) Church Street and its continuation as the Manorhamilton Road to a point 92 metres west of its easternmost junction with Furnace Hill.

( d ) Chapel Street for a distance of 265 metres from its junction with the Carrick-on-Shannon-Manorhamilton road.

( e ) The Dowra Road for a distance of 73 metres from its junction with Chapel Street.

( f ) The Ballinamore Road for a distance of 360 metres from its junction with Main Street.

( g ) The Drumkeeran Road for a distance of 240 metres from its junction with Main Street.

( h ) The Corryard Road for a distance of 23 metres from its junction with the Drumkeeran Road.

( i ) Furnace Hill for a distance of 212 metres from its easternmost junction with the Carrick-on-Shannon-Manorhamilton road.

10. The following roads at Drumsna:--

( a ) Quay Road.

( b ) The Sligo-Dublin road for a distance of 475 metres north-eastwards from the boundary between the counties of Leitrim and Roscommon at Drumsna Bridge.

( c ) The road to Curnacarter Bridge for a distance of 55 metres from its junction with Quay Road.

( d ) The Keshcarrigan Road for a distance of 540 metres north-east of its junction with the Sligo-Dublin road.

11. The following road at Glenfarne:--

The Manorhamilton-Enniskillen road between a point 20 metres east of the centre line of Glenfarne Bridge and a point 375 metres north-west of the said centre line.

12. The following road at Jamestown:--

The Sligo-Dublin road between a point 170 metres south of Jamestown Arch and a point 175 metres north-west of the said Arch.

13. The following roads at Keshcarrigan:--

( a ) The Ballinamore Road between a point 30 metres south-west of its junction with the Mohill Road and a point 105 metres north-east of the said junction.

( b ) The Mohill Road for a distance of 110 metres from its junction with the Ballinamore Road.

14. The following roads at Kiltyclogher:--

( a ) The Manorhamilton-Derrygonnelly road between a point 225 metres south of the McDermott Memorial and a point 60 metres north of the said Memorial.

( b ) The Rossinver-Kinlough road between a point 150 metres south-east of the McDermott Memorial and a point 160 metres north-west of the said Memorial.

15. The following roads at Kinlough:--

( a ) The Manorhamilton-Bundoran road between a point 41 metres south-west of its junction with the Cloonty Road and a point 240 metres south-west of its junction with the Tullaghan Road.

( b ) The Cloonty Road for a distance of 46 metres from its junction with the Manorhamilton-Bundoran road.

( c ) The Cloone Road for a distance of 60 metres from its junction with the Manorhamilton-Bundoran road.

( d ) The Rossinver Road for a distance of 90 metres from its junction with the Manorhamilton-Bundoran road.

( e ) The Edenvilla Road for a distance of 30 metres from its junction with the Manorhamilton-Bundoran road.

16. The following roads at Leitrim:--

( a ) The Carrick-on-Shannon-Drumshanbo road between a point 138 metres north of its junction with the Keadue Road and a point 138 metres south of its junction with Chapel Road.

( b ) The Keadue Road for a distance of 138 metres from its junction with the Carrick-on-Shannon-Drumshanbo road.

( c ) Chapel Road for a distance of 46 metres from its junction with the Carrick-on-Shannon-Drumshanbo road.

17. The following roads at Lurganboy:--

( a ) Main Street between a point 230 metres west of its junction with the Kinlough Road and a point 210 metres south-east of the said junction.

( b ) The Kinlough Road for a distance of 95 metres from its junction with Main Street.

18. The following roads at Manorhamilton:--

( a ) Boley Hill, Boley Hill Cottages Road, The Commons, Cemetery Road, Church Lane, Main Street, Old Church Street, St. Patrick's Terrace, The New Line, The Bee Park Road, Castle Street and the Fair Green.

( b ) The Bundoran Road for a distance of 225 metres from its junction with Castle Street.

( c ) The Sligo Road for a distance of 247 metres from its junction with Main Street.

( d ) The Carrick-on-Shannon Road for a distance of 265 metres from its junction with Main Street.

( e ) The Enniskillen Road for a distance of 55 metres from its junction with Boley Hill.

( f ) The Lurganboy Road for a distance of 295 metres north-west of its junction with the Fair Green.

( g ) The Rossinver Road for a distance of 665 metres from its junction with Castle Street.

19. The following roads at Mohill:--

( a ) Castle Street, Causey Street, Hyde Terrace, Main Street, Water Street.

( b ) Hill Street for a distance of 220 metres from its junction with Main Street.

( c ) Station Road and its continuation as the Cloone Road between the junction of Station Road with Hill Street and a point 575 metres east of its junction with the Drumlish Road.

( d ) The Drumlish Road for a distance of 28 metres from its junction with the Cloone Road.

( e ) Hyde Street for a distance of 366 metres from its junction with Main Street.

( f ) The Carrick-on-Shannon Road between its junction with Main Street and its junction with Chapel Lane.

( g ) Treanmore Road for a distance of 55 metres south of its junction with the Carrick-on-Shannon Road.

( h ) Chapel Lane between its junction with Main Street and its junction with the Carrick-on-Shannon Road.

( i ) The road leading from Chapel Lane to the Carrick-on-Shannon Road at Treanmore Cross.

( j ) Convent Lane for a distance of 156 metres from its junction with Chapel Lane.

( k ) The Green Road for a distance of 46 metres from its junction with Water Street.

( l ) Glebe Street and its continuation as the Ballinamore Road between its junction with Main Street and a point 380 metres north of the said junction.

20. The following roads at Newtown Gore:--

( a ) Main Street between a point 325 metres east of its junction with the Carrigallen Road and a point 60 metres north-west of the said junction.

( b ) The Carrigallen Road between its junction with Main Street and a point 235 metres south of the said junction.

21. The following roads at Rooskey:--

( a ) The Scramogue Road between its junction with the Dublin-Sligo road and the boundary between the counties of Leitrim and Roscommon at Rooskey Bridge.

( b ) The Dublin-Sligo road between a point 75 metres south of its junction with the Scramogue Road and a point 110 metres north of the said junction.

22. The following roads at Tullaghan:--

( a ) The Sligo-Bundoran road between a point 210 metres north-east of its junction with the Kinlough Road and a point 195 metres south-west of the said junction.

( b ) The Kinlough Road for a distance of 25 metres from its junction wtih the Sligo-Bundoran road.

( c ) The Coast Road for a distance of 195 metres from its junction with the Sligo-Bundoran road.

SECOND SCHEDULE

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

1. The following road at Ballinamore:--

The Carrick-on-Shannon Road between a point 503 metres west of its junction with Church Lane and a point 870 metres south-west of the said junction.

2. The following road at Carrick-on-Shannon:--

The Sligo-Dublin road between a point 247 metres south-east of its junction with Drumnagh Road and a point 182 metres south-east of its junction with the Castlecarragh Road.

3. The following road at Drumkeeran:--

The Manorhamilton Road between a point 320 metres north-west of its junction with the Dowra Road and a point 590 metres north-west of the said junction.

4. The following road at Drumshanbo:--

The Carrick-on-Shannon Road between a point 390 metres from its junction with Main Street and a point 1,325 metres from the said junction.

5. The following roads at Manorhamilton:--

( a ) The Sligo Road between a point 247 metres from its junction with Main Street and a point 460 metres from the said junction.

( b ) The Carrick-on-Shannon Road between a point 265 metres from its junction with Main Street and a point 565 metres from the said junction.

( c ) The Enniskillen Road between a point 55 metres from its junction with Boley Hill and a point 515 metres from the said junction.

6. The following road at Mohill:--

The Drumlish Road between a point 28 metres from its junction with the Cloone Road and a point 375 metres from the said junction.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment

this 5th day of September, 1980.

SYLVESTER BARRETT,

Minister for the Environment.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations replace the Road Traffic (Speed Limits) (County of Leitrim) Regulations, 1968 ( S.I. No. 9 of 1968 ) and the Road Traffic (Speed Limits) (County of Leitrim) (Amendment) Regulations, 1971 ( S.I. No. 15 of 1971 ) and alter the speed limits applicable to certain roads in this area.

The Regulations declare the public roads mentioned in the First Schedule to be subject to the built-up area speed limit of 30 mph prescribed by section 45 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961 .

The Regulations also prescribe a speed limit of 40 miles per hour in respect of the public roads mentioned in the Second Schedule for all mechanically propelled vehicles.

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