Vol. 416 No. 6
317 Mr. Yates asked the Minister for the Environment if he will outline the number of accident blackspots in the country and the proposals he has to realign roads at these blackspots systematically; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
The most recent report available from my Department's Environmental Research Unit —"High Accident Locations, The National Routes (1984 — 1987)"— lists 118 high accident locations on the national roads. Local authorities are advised to monitor continuously the national road system in so far as accident black spots are concerned and where, necessary, to submit the most economically viable accident elimination schemes to my Department, in order of priority, for road grant financing. When notifying local authorities of their road grants for 1992, I propose to ask them to pay particular attention to locations where accident black spot signs are in place with a view to the elimination of the hazards involved.
