County Wexford Road Traffic Special Speed Limit Bye-Laws 2018 (Road Traffic Act 2004 as Amended) DRAFT (Adopted on the __ of ________ 2018) County Wexford Road Traffic Special Speed Limit Bye Laws 2018 DRAFT Section Contents Page 1. Definitions and General Information 4 2. Repeals 6 3. Citation 6 4. Enniscorthy Municipal District 7 Special Speed Limits 4.1 First Schedule 20 km/h 4.2 Second Schedule 30 km/h 4.3 Third Schedule 40 km/h 4.4 Fourth Schedule 50 km/h 4.5 Fifth Schedule 60 km/h 4.6 Sixth Schedule 80 km/h 4.7 Seventh Schedule 100 km/h 4.8 Eighth Schedule 120 km/h Periodic Speed Limits 4.9 Ninth Schedule 30 km/h 4.10 Tenth Schedule 40 km/h 5. Gorey Municipal District 30 Special Speed Limits 5.1 First Schedule 20 km/h 5.2 Second Schedule 30 km/h 5.3 Third Schedule 40 km/h 5.4 Fourth Schedule 50 km/h 5.5 Fifth Schedule 60 km/h 5.6 Sixth Schedule 80 km/h 5.7 Seventh Schedule 100 km/h 5.8 Eighth Schedule 120 km/h Periodic Speed Limits 5.9 Ninth Schedule 30 km/h 5.10 Tenth Schedule 40 km/h 2 | P a g e County Wexford Road Traffic Special Speed Limit Bye Laws 2018 DRAFT 6. New Ross Municipal District 53 Special Speed Limits 6.1 First Schedule 20 km/h 6.2 Second Schedule 30 km/h 6.3 Third Schedule 40 km/h 6.4 Fourth Schedule 50 km/h 6.5 Fifth Schedule 60km/h 6.6 Sixth Schedule 80 km/h 6.7 Seventh Schedule 100 km/h 6.8 Eighth Schedule 120 km/h Periodic Speed Limits 6.9 Ninth Schedule 30 km/h 6.10 Tenth Schedule 40 km/h 7. Borough District of Wexford 81 Special Speed Limits 7.1 First Schedule 20 km/h 7.2 Second Schedule 30km/h 7.3 Third Schedule 40 km/h 7.4 Fourth Schedule 50 km/h 7.5 Fifth Schedule 60 km/h 7.6 Sixth Schedule 80 km/h 7.7 Seventh Schedule 100 km/h 7.8 Eighth Schedule 120 km/h Periodic Speed Limits 7.9 Ninth Schedule 30 km/h 7.10 Tenth Schedule 40 km/h 8. Signed and Sealed 105 3 | P a g e County Wexford Road Traffic Special Speed Limit Bye Laws 2018 DRAFT 1.0 DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL INFORMATION WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL in exercise of the powers conferred on them by Section 9 of the Road Traffic Act, 2004 (No. 44 of 2004), following consultation with An Garda Siochana and with the consent of Transport Infrastructure Ireland, hereby makes the following bye-laws in respect of the area comprising the administrative County of Wexford. These Bye Laws shall come into operation on the ____ Day of _________ 2018 1.1 DEFINITIONS In these bye-laws: o “The Act of 1993” means the Roads Act, 1993 (No. 14 of 1993); o “The Act of 2004” means the Road Traffic Act, 2004 (No. 44 of 2004); o “Administrative County of Wexford” means the County of Wexford; o “Built-up area speed limit and “special speed limit” have the meanings respectively assigned to them in part 2 of the Act 2004; o “Distance” means distance measured along the centre line of the road; o “The Minister means the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport; o “Local Road, Regional Road, National Road” and Motorway have the meaning assigned to them by the Roads Act of 1993; o “Perimeter road” means a road on and along the roadway of which there runs the boundary of a county borough, a borough, or a town and shall be considered as being within such boundary for the purposes of these bye-laws; o “Road” means a public road and includes a motorway. 1.2 GENERAL INFORMATION Default speed limits apply, except where special speed limits or road works speed limits apply and subject to the provisions of Section 10 and Section 11 of the Road Traffic Act 2004, to the following public road categories. o Built-up area speed limit is 50 kilometres per hour for all mechanically propelled vehicles. o Regional and local roads speed limit is 80 kilometres per hour for all mechanically propelled vehicles. o National roads speed limit is 100 kilometres per hour for all mechanically propelled vehicles. o Motorway speed limit is 120 kilometres per hour for all mechanically propelled vehicles. 1.3 SPECIAL SPEED LIMITS Special speed limits may be specified in bye-laws and applied as follows: o 20 kilometres per hour, which shall only be applied in respect of a road or roads (other than a motorway) in accordance with guidelines issued by the Minister 4 | P a g e County Wexford Road Traffic Special Speed Limit Bye Laws 2018 DRAFT o 30 kilometres per hour, which shall only be applied in respect of a road or roads (other than a motorway) in accordance with guidelines issued by the Minister under Section 9 (9) of the Road Traffic Act 2004. o 40 kilometres per hour, which shall only be applied in respect of a road or roads (other than a motorway) in accordance with guidelines issued by the Minister under Section 9 (9) of the Road Traffic Act 2004. o 50 kilometres per hour, in respect of any road other than a road in a built-up area. o 60 kilometres per hour. o 80 kilometres per hour, in respect of a motorway, a national road or a road in a built-up area. o 100 kilometres per hour, in respect of a motorway, a non-urban regional or local road or a road in a built-up area. o 120 kilometres per hour, in respect of a dual carriageway that forms part of a national road that is not a motorway in accordance with guidelines issued by the Minister under Section 9(9) of the Roads Traffic Act 2004. 1.4 PERIODIC SPEED LIMITS The Periodic Special Speed Limit shall be the speed limit for mechanically propelled vehicles for the specified period or periods during the day or during specific days on a specific road or specific motorway or part of it and such Special Speed Limits shall, notwithstanding any other provision in the said Bye-Laws relating to any such road or motorway or part of it, be the speed limit for that road for that period or periods only. 1.5 SCHEDULE LIST o Schedule 1 - The Special Speed Limit for mechanically propelled vehicles on the roads specified in the First Schedule shall be 20 kilometres per hour. o Schedule 2 - The Special speed limit for mechanically propelled vehicles on the roads specified in the Second Schedule shall be 30 kilometres per hour. o Schedule 3 - The Special Speed Limit for mechanically propelled vehicles on the roads specified in the Third Schedule shall be 40 kilometres per hour. o Schedule 4 - The Special Speed Limit for mechanically propelled vehicles on the roads specified in the Fourth Schedule shall be 50 kilometres per hour. o Schedule 5 - The Special Speed Limit for mechanically propelled vehicles on the roads specified in the Fifth Schedule shall be 60 kilometres per hour. o Schedule 6 - The Special Speed Limit for mechanically propelled vehicles on the roads specified in the Sixth Schedule shall be 80 kilometres per hour. 5 | P a g e County Wexford Road Traffic Special Speed Limit Bye Laws 2018 DRAFT o Schedule 7 - The Special Speed Limit for mechanically propelled vehicles on the roads specified in the Seventh Schedule shall be 100 kilometres per hour. o Schedule 8 - The Special Speed Limit for mechanically propelled vehicles on the roads specified in the Eighth Schedule shall be 120 kilometres per hour. o Schedule 9 - Roads in respect of which a Periodic Special Speed Limit of 30 km/hr during specified periods and specified days is prescribed, in accordance with Section 9 (5) of the Road Traffic Act 2004 are listed in the Ninth Schedule. o Schedule 10 - Roads in respect of which a Periodic Special Speed Limit of 40km/hr during specified periods & specified days is prescribed, in accordance with Section 9(5) of the Road Traffic Act 2004 are listed in the Tenth Schedule. 1.6 EXEMPTIONS There shall be exempted from the special speed limits prescribed in these bye-laws the following:- Ambulances, Fire Brigade Vehicles and Vehicles used by members of An Garda Siochana in the performance of their duties as such members. 2.0 REPEALS The following Speed Limit Bye-laws are hereby revoked insofar as they apply to the Administrative area of County Wexford; “County Wexford Special Speed Limit Bye Laws 2008” 3.0 CITATION These bye-laws may be cited as the “County Wexford Road Traffic Special Speed Limit Bye-Laws 2018” These Bye-Laws will come into operation on the _____ of ________ 2018 All alterations and additions to the existing County Wexford Special Speed Limit Bye-Laws 2008 have been indicated in Yellow. 6 | P a g e County Wexford Road Traffic Special Speed Limit Bye Laws 2018 DRAFT 4.0 ENNISCORTHY DISTRICT Special Speed Limits 7 | P a g e County Wexford Road Traffic Special Speed Limit Bye Laws 2018 DRAFT 4.1 First Schedule (20 km/h) - Enniscorthy District 20 km/h shall be the Special Speed Limit for mechanically propelled vehicles on those public roads shown indicatively on the accompanying drawings and as specified hereunder. Not Used End of Schedule 8 | P a g e County Wexford Road Traffic Special Speed Limit Bye Laws 2018 DRAFT 4.2 Second Schedule (30 km/h) - Enniscorthy District 30 km/h shall be the Special Speed Limit for mechanically propelled vehicles on those public roads shown indicatively on the accompanying drawings, shaded Yellow and as specified hereunder.