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Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 15 Feb 1996

Vol. 461 No. 6

Written Answers. - Non-national Road Markings.

Peadar Clohessy

Question:

55 Mr. Clohessy asked the Minister for the Environment whether he intends to lay down official standards for the marking of non-national roads; and the cost per kilometre of providing on these roads central white-line marking and yellow-line markings at each margin. [3365/96]

Section 95 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961, provides that the Minister may make regulations or give directions in relation to the provision of traffic signs, including road markings. The standards, measurements, use and legal status of signs are set out in such regulations and directions. Guidelines setting out the technical requirements and methods of application of thermoplastic road markings were prepared by the City and County Engineers' Association in 1988, in association with my Department. These provisions are being reviewed at present in the context of the preparation of a comprehensive traffic signs manual. I intend to launch this document as early as possible this year. The estimated cost of providing white centre lines and yellow edge lines on a typical kilometre of non-national road is £1,325.

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