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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
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National Road Grants
- Current:
€40.5m
- Capital: €278.0m
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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
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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)
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National Road Policy
Emphasis on asset management &
pavements
 Some minor realignment / safety works to
be carried out
 Any new major projects to be PPPs
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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