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ROADS Services Training Group
LOCAL AUTHORITY ROADS CONFERENCE 2013
OUR ROADS – PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE/ROLE IN
NATIONAL AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
HODSON BAY HOTEL, ATHLONE, MAY 2013.
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Our Roads - Planning for the
Future/Role in National and Local
Development
RLR Programme – Policy &
Implementation
Dominic Mullaney
Principal Adviser
Department of Transport, Tourism &
Sport
Overall Context – 2013 Grants
National Road Grants
- Current:
€40.5m
- Capital: €278.0m
Regional & Local Road grants
- Current:
€84.9m
- Capital: €265.5m
Road Grant Profile 1994 - 2013
Year
National Grants
RLR Grants
1994
€246 m
€139 m
1997
€331 m
€226 m
2000
€657 m
€341 m
2003
€1,223 m
€437 m
2006
€1,638 m
€558 m
2007
€1,768 m
€608 m
2008
€1,658 m
€604 m
2009
€1,488 m
€451 m
2010
€1,166 m
€412 m
2011
€723 m
€453 m
2012
€647 m
€377 m
2013
€319 m
€350 m
2013 RLR Funding Programmes
Restoration Maintenance (surface dressing)
Restoration Improvement (strengthening)
Discretionary Grants (road repairs)
Specific & Strategic Grants
Safety Schemes
Winter Maintenance & salt purchase
Miscellaneous Grants (including bridges)
Pilot Community Involvement Scheme
Drainage
€51m
€140m
€78m
€55m
€6m
€7m
€5m
€5m
€3m
Discretion has been given this year to transfer up to 30% of
RI to DG and minimum lengths have been relaxed for RM & RI
Regional & Local Road Policy
Main focus will be on maintenance,
rehabilitation & drainage
No new Strategic Schemes in 2014
Specific Grant programme to be replaced
by Bridge Maintenance category only
Number of councils to which payments
would be made in the future to reduce
from 88 to 31 (28 counties + 3 cities)
National Road Policy
Emphasis on asset management &
pavements
Some minor realignment / safety works to
be carried out
Any new major projects to be PPPs
-
N7/N11 now underway
N17 Gort to Tuam at preferred tender stage
New Ross now advertised
Enniscorthy to be advertised about June/July
Commitment to provide Stg£25m in 2015
& 2016 for the A5
Maintenance & Rehabilitation
National road network of about 5,500 km
RLR network of about 92,000 km
Regional & Local Roads
Minimum length of Surface Dressing required per
year is 4,400 km i.e. 5% of rural network
Will achieve just over half of surface dressing
target in 2013
Minimum length of strengthening required per
year is 4,400 km i.e. 5% of rural network
Will achieve less than half of strengthening target
in 2013
Regional Road Surveys
Remedial Work Type Percentages
YEAR Routine
Maintenance
Skid
Resistance
Surf.
Restoration
Reconstructi
on
2011
22%
39%
24%
15%
2004
25%
29%
22%
24%
Regional Road Surveys
Survey in 2011 measured additional
parameters. The following average values
were recorded:
IRI = 4.2 (5.5 in 2004),
Left Rut = 10.3,
MPD = 1.4
SCRIM Coefficient = 0.5,
Visual Rating = 7.2
Pilot CIS
Applications from 25 counties & 1 city
which measured 247 km
€11.4m sought for applications of €15.5m
428 projects of which 377 were approved:
- 292 were at 20% (290 approved)
- 30 were at 30% (30 approved)
2 were at 40% (2 approved)
- 104 were at 50% (55 approved)
€10.6m allocated over 2 years (total cost
of schemes approved is €14.1m)
Pilot CIS
Approved Schemes
Length of 240 km
- Regional
1 km
- Local Primary
27 km
- Local Secondary 28 km
- Local Tertiary
184 km
DMURS
Emphasis in road design documents has
mainly been on catering for traffic
Traffic Management Guidelines issued in
2003 suggested other approaches
Replaces existing road design standards in
urban areas (speed limit ≤ 60 km/h)
Does not apply to motorways
Must be used in urban areas unless
written consent is given by a sanctioning
body (DTTAS, NRA, NTA) to depart from it
Concluding issues
Circular will be issued on DPER’s Public
Spending Code
Essential for local authorities to have good
quality control & to achieve high quality
pavements
CE Marking of construction products
covered by harmonised European
Standards is mandatory from July 2013