Transport

Minister for Transport to introduce new speed limits

By admin 19 March 2015

Transport Minister Pascal Donohoe is to announce new guidelines today that will affect speed limits in rural areas and housing estates. The new changes will see new signage on country roads and within housing estates in the next two years. There will be the provisional inclusion of “slow zones” introduced in housing estates and a […]

Transport

Staying Alive at 1.5 – Cycle Safety Awareness

By admin 11 March 2015

Donegal County Council and the Donegal Road Safety Working Group cycling safety campaign aims to: To display the safe overtaking of cyclists “Staying Alive 1.5” logo on Donegal County Council vehicles with the central message of allowing 1.5 meters between overtaking vehicles and cyclists. To educate all road users in the safety aspects of overtaking […]

Transport

Public Consultation on route corridor options for the Foynes to Limerick Road Improvement Scheme

By admin 5 March 2015

Limerick City and County Council, through the Mid West National Road Design Office, and in consultation with the National Roads Authority are working to progress the Foynes to Limerick Road Improvement Scheme. Consultants Roughan & O’Donovan – Aecom have been appointed to progress the scheme through the statutory approvals stage. A study area has been […]

Transport

Hughes Bridge Project

By admin 4 February 2015

Contracts Signed for widening works on Hughes Bridge in Sligo Town Contracts were signed earlier this week by Sligo County Council and L&M Keating Ltd to commence works at Hughes Bridge for the N4 Traffic Improvement Scheme. This project is a major enhancement to Sligo town’s road network bringing significant benefits for both local and […]

Transport

Taxi Regulation in Ireland: To Regulate or Deregulate?

By admin 4 February 2015

In 2010, following a decade of free competition in the taxi market, the government announced an indefinite prohibition on the issue of new taxi and hackney licences. This meant that entry to the market was restricted and this was largely in response to lobbying by the taxi industry and a perceived oversupply of taxis. Recent […]

Transport

Latvian cyclists use clever tactics to promote cycling

By admin 24 November 2014

  Latvian cyclists from the Let’s Bike It organisation celebrated International No Car Day last month by dressing their modifying their bicycles to resemble cars to show just how much space commuters waste when they travel to work in their car rather than on a bicycle. To do this, cyclists on the streets of Riga […]

Transport

Limerick Motorists migrating to online payments

By admin 10 November 2014

  A recent survey carried out by Limerick City and County Council has shown that the number of vehicle owners across the county who are doing their motor tax business online is on the rise. New statistics obtained for October indicated that 53% of motor tax payments made in the county were done online. That […]

Transport

Insomnia increases road death risk, according to study

By admin 7 November 2014

    A new study has suggested that insomnia could actually be a significant factor major in road- deaths and other fatal injuries on Irish roads. Insomnia is the most common sleep disorder and results in people constantly having difficulties falling asleep or staying asleep. The condition results in a number of problems like fatigue, […]

Transport

N5 Ballaghaderreen Bypass Opens

By admin 16 September 2014

BACKGROUND TO THE PROJECT A bypass of Ballaghaderreen has been under consideration for over twenty years and has been included as an objective of Roscommon County Council in the Roscommon County Development Plans and the associated Ballaghaderreen Town Development Plans since 1993. SITUATION PRE-BYPASS The ‘old’ N5 within the study area was characterised by poor […]

Transport

High Density Bicycle Parking: Time To Follow European Examples?

By admin 16 September 2014

As highlighted in our last edition, more and more people are beginning to choose their bicycle as their preferred mode of transportation around the country’s towns and cities. The immediate health benefits for cyclists are obvious, as well as the positive effect on the environment. Choosing to cycle instead of opting to travel by car […]

Transport

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CASE STUDY: Dublin City Council

By admin 16 September 2014

It’s safe to say that traffic jams are the bane of every motorist’s life. Everybody can identify with the feeling of being stuck in a vehicle on the road, in a line of traffic that doesn’t appear to be going anywhere soon. The feeling of frustration at being stuck in a traffic jam is exactly […]