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LIMERICK CITY & COUNTY COUNCIL COMHAIRLE CATHRACH & CONTAE LUIMNIGH WINTER MAINTENANCE PLAN 2018-2019 If you receive a copy of this plan you must: Read and Understand it: Identify the Role you have to play and be prepared to undertake the actions ascribed to you. Mr. Kieran Lehane, Director of Services October 2018 Operational and Maintenance Services Department Revision A Service Operations Directorate Limerick City & County Council Winter Maintenance Plan 2018/2019 LIMERICK CITY & COUNTY COUNCIL 2018/2019 Winter Service Plan A1 Document Control Revision Status Revision Details Date A Draft October 2018 B Final Minor amendments following review November 2018 A2 Approval List Role Name Signature Date Ms Ciara Power, EE Central Author Services Mr Trevor McKechnie, SEE Checker Central Services Winter Service Manager (Senior Mr Hugh McGrath, SE Engineer) Director of Service Mr Kieran Lehane, DOS Operations A3 Distribution List Issued To Organisation / Company Location Limerick City & County Management Team C/O Merchants Quay Council Duty Engineer: Limerick City & County Operations West Padraig Vallely, EE Council Operations North John Sheehan, EE John Cooney, Health and Safety Limerick City & County Merchants Quay Advisor Council Paudraig Prendiville, Fleet Manager Machinery Yard LC&CC NCW Jim Cahill, Foreman Machinery Yard LC&CC NCW Limerick City & County Vincent Murray, SE, Strategy Merchants Quay Council Revision A October 2018 Page | 1 Limerick City & County Council Winter Maintenance Plan 2018/2019 Issued To Organisation / Company Location Hugh McGrath, SE, Limerick City & County Dooradoyle Operations & Maintenance Services Council Robert Gallagher, A/SE Limerick City & County Dooradoyle Operations & Maintenance Services Council Diarmuid Sheehy, EE Operations South Kilmallock Area Office John O’Keeffe, EE Operations West Rathkeale Area Office James Moylan, EE Operations North Dooradoyle James O’Rourke, SS Operations South, Kilmallock Area Office Anthony O’ Riordan, SS Kilmallock John Coleman, SS Operations West, Adare/ Rathkeale Area Office Mike Costello, SS Rathkeale Richard Gleeson, SS Operations West, NCW NCW Area Office Mike Ahern, SS Sean Commons, SS (E) Sean O’Malley, SS (E) John O’Dwyer, SS (W) Operations North Dooradoyle Mike McCarthy, Roads Superintendent (N/Met) Limerick City & County Niall Murray, Asst Chief Fire Officer Emergency Services Council TII Stephen Smyth St. Martin's House, TII Waterloo Road, Winter Maintenance Manager Dublin 4, Ireland Stephen O’Rourke Department of Transport, Department of Transport Transport House, Winter Maintenance Manager Kildare St, Dublin 2, Ireland Michael Hayes, SE Tipperary County Council Nenagh, County Tipperary John Leahy, SE Clare County Council Ennis, County Clare Aidan Weir, SE Cork County Council Mallow County Cork Senior Engineer, Roads Kerry County Council Tralee, County Kerry Lagan Projects: PPP Eoghan O’Sullivan Coonagh, Limerick company Revision A October 2018 Page | 2 Limerick City & County Council Winter Maintenance Plan 2018/2019 Issued To Organisation / Company Location Tom McConway Colas RoadBridge Ennis, Co Clare Head of Forecasting Met Éireann Glasnevin Hill, Dublin 9 A4 Purpose and Scope The purpose of this document is to identify the processes, procedures and key personnel employed by Limerick City & County Council, to deliver the winter service on Priority Routes for County Limerick and to ensure the safe movement of vehicular traffic and keep to a minimum delays caused by adverse weather. It is desirable that these routes be kept serviceable in the normal winter weather conditions, as far as reasonably practicable. The scope of the plan deals with all National Roads (excluding those catered for by the TII Network B Maintenance Contract, Network A Maintenance Contract & the Tunnel PPP Operator M20, M7, M8, N18 and a portion of the N21), a number of strategic Regional Routes and a number of strategically important Local Roads – categorized in Priority 1, 2 and 3 terms and covering a total of in excess of 707km throughout the County. See Appendix H. A5 Policy It is the policy of Limerick City & County Council to provide a winter service plan, which, as far as reasonably possible, allows the safe movement of vehicular traffic on the more important defined routes of the road network, while minimising delays & accidents directly attributed to adverse weather conditions in accordance with the priorities set out below as resources permit. Current practice is to endeavour, within the resources available, to maintain major traffic routes in a PASSABLE CONDITION. The desired level of service may not be achievable at all times. Even where the weather forecasting is predicted properly the freezing point may be a number of hours earlier or later in arriving than predicted. It cannot be guaranteed that the network will remain in an ice or frost free state. The primary responsibility for road safety remains with the driver of the vehicle. Road users cannot assume that all roads are free of ice at any stage and must be themselves responsible for ensuring that they drive or use the road with proper care and attention to their own actions. Limerick City & County Councils Policy and Procedure for Management of Winter Maintenance is provided in Appendix F of to this document. Revision A October 2018 Page | 3 Limerick City & County Council Winter Maintenance Plan 2018/2019 A6 Level of Service With approximately 4,000 kms of roadway in County Limerick, it would be unrealistic to expect that every road and pedestrian area in the county can be treated. Therefore, priority has to be given to National Route system (Priority 1), which carries the most intensive volumes of commuter traffic. Every effort is made to ensure that this network is maintained open for traffic at all times, in spite of weather conditions. In extreme weather conditions i.e. a continuous spell of sub-zero temperatures, attention is also given to regional and local road networks on the basis of need and the availability of resources. Routes to be provided with a winter service have been prioritised into three classifications in accordance with the TII Draft Winter Service Manual. Route Description Level of Service Designation Priority 1 Those routes which are essential to be To be treated during all weather kept serviceable in all weather conditions, events as far as reasonably practicable The aim is to treat the national road network and strategic locations on the public road network. See Priority 1 Route Map Appendix H Priority 2 Those routes which are desirable to be To be treated as part of the normal kept serviceable in the normal winter winter service but may have weather conditions, as far as reasonably interruptions to treatment in certain practicable. severe weather events. See Priority 2 Route Map Appendix H Priority 3 Those routes that could be kept serviceable Not treated as part of the normal once Priority 1 and 2 routes have been winter service but may receive treated, if resources allow intermittent treatment during certain severe weather events Treatment Route Priority 1 Priority 2 Priority 3 Mobilisation Time 1 hr 1 hr When possible Treatment Time 5 hr 5 hrs When possible Footpaths and Cycleways Footpaths and cycleways will be treated in towns, villages and city environs as resources, particularly personnel availability and Health and Safety considerations, permit. Metropolitan Pedestrian Areas – pedestrian areas can be treated with salt using the 2m3 spreader on a 7.5 tonne truck. Metropolitan Footways – Footways can be treated using the following resources: • 3 no pedestrian spreaders • 1 no tractor with fertiliser spreader. The Metropolitan footways have been categorised into three categories as follows; • Priority 1,Priority 2, Priority 3, Not For Treatment Revision A October 2018 Page | 4 Limerick City & County Council Winter Maintenance Plan 2018/2019 Table: Metropolitan Winter Maintenance Policy for Footpaths Route Description Street/Area/Location Designation Prioritised Pedestrian Areas in Priority 1 Bedford Row, Thomas Street Metropolitan Area Catherine St; Little Catherine St; Litlle Pedestrian Areas & Main Streets in Priority 2 William St; Cruises St; Todd’s Row and Metropolitian Area Chapel St Main Commercial Streets of William St; Henry St; O’Connell St; Patrick Metropolitan Area St; Arthurs Quay & Francis St Route to Colbert Train Station from Shannon St; Roches St; Parnell St; O pedestrian Areas Connell St. Route to St Munchins Maternity Sarsfield St; Ennis Road Hospital Matthew Bridge, Sarsfield Bridge, Footpaths on Bridges in Thomond Bridge, Shannon Bridge, Abbey Metropolitan Area Bridge, Baal’s Bridge Metropolitan Operational Area Treatment Routes: FP01: Bedford Row - Thomas Street Pedestrian areas – Bedford Row, Thomas St; Little William St and Little Catherine St to be treated with rock salt using lorry/truck mounted gritter. FP02: Cruises Street Pedestrian Areas Cruises’s St, Todds Row and Chapel St to be treated with rock salt using lorry/truck mounted gritter. FP03: Footpath on Bridges FP03a: Shannon Bridge FP03b: Sarsfield Bridge FP03c: Thomond Bridge FP03d: Mathew Bridge FP03e: Baal’s Bridge FP03f: Abbey Bridge FP03g: O’Dwyers Bridge FP04: CIE Station to Sarsfield St Parnell St, Roches St, Catherine St from Thomas St to Cecil St; Shannon St (Catherine St to Henry St), Henry St (Shannon St to Sarsfield St). FP05: Upper William St to Maternity Hospital Upper William St; William St; Sarsfield St; FP03b Sarsfield Bridge, Ennis Road & Bellfield Rd to St Munchins Maternity