S.I. No. 32/1988 - Road Traffic (Bollards and Ramps) Regulations, 1988.

S.I. No. 32 of 1988.

ROAD TRAFFIC (BOLLARDS AND RAMPS) REGULATIONS, 1988.

The Minister for the Environment in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 5 and 101 A (inserted by section 9 of the Dublin Transport Authority (Dissolution) Act, 1987 (No. 34 of 1987)) of the Road Traffic Act, 1961 (No. 24 of 1961) hereby makes the following Regulations:—

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (Bollards and Ramps) Regulations, 1988.

2. In these Regulations:—

"the Act" means the Road Traffic Act, 1961 (No. 24 of 1961);

"the Act of 1968" means the Road Traffic Act, 1968 (No. 25 of 1968);

"bollard" has the meaning assigned to it by section 101 A of the Act;

"dual carriageway" has the meaning assigned to it by article 2(1) of the Regulations of 1962;

"footway" has the meaning assigned to it by section 3(1) of the Act;

"the Minister" means the Minister for the Environment;

"national road" means a road declared by order to be a national road under section 2 of the Local Government (Roads and Motorways Act, 1974 (No. 6 of 1974);

"omnibus" has the meaning assigned to it by section 3(1) of the Act;

"pedestrian crossing" has the meaning assigned to it by article 2(1) of the Regulations of 1962;

"ramp" has the meaning assigned to it by section 101 A of the Act;

"the Regulations of 1962" means the Road Traffic (Signs) Regulations, 1962 ( S.I. No. 171 of 1962 );

"road authority" has the meaning assigned to it by section 3(1) of the Act;

"roadway" has the meaning assigned to it by section 3(1) of the Act;

"school warden" has the meaning assigned to it by section 96(1) of the Act as amended by section 6 of the Act of 1968.

3. Where a road authority proposes to provide or remove a bollard or ramp, the notice of the proposal required to be given pursuant to section 101 A (4) (a) of the Act shall be given by publication of the matters referred to in the said section 101 A (4) (a) in a daily newspaper circulating in the functional area of the road authority.

4. (1) The notice of a decision in relation to a proposal to provide or remove a bollard or ramp required to be given pursuant to section 101 A (4) (b) of the Act shall be given by publication of the matters referred to in the said section 101 A (4) (b) in a daily newspaper circulating in the functional area of the road authority.

(2) Where the decision made involves the provision or removal of a bollard or ramp, the notice shall be published prior to the commencement of the relevant works.

5. (1) The provision of bollards by a road authority shall be in accordance with the requirements set out in the First Schedule to these Regulations.

(2) The provision of ramps by a road authority shall be in accordance with the requirements set out in the Second Schedule to these Regulations.

FIRST SCHEDULE

Requirements in relation to the provision of bollards

1. Bollards provided on a roadway shall be so spaced that the width between any two bollards shall be not less than 60 centimetres and not more than 70 centimetres.

2. Bollards shall not be provided on a footway which does not exceed 1.5 metres in width.

3. Bollards may only be provided on a footway (which equals or exceeds 1.5 metres in width) if they are so placed as not to prevent the movement of pedestrians or invalid carriages between the bollards.

4. Bollards provided on a roadway or footway shall be so positioned as not to obstruct an entrance to premises or land adjoining the road.

5. Bollards shall only be provided on a roadway or footway where a street light is positioned within 5 metres of the bollards.

6. Bollards shall not be provided on a roadway where the road concerned is

(a) a road in respect of which a speed limit exceeding 30 miles per hour applies,

(b) a national road,

(c) a dual carriageway, or

(d) a road on which an omnibus service operates.

7. Bollards shall be constructed in accordance with the following standards:—

(1) Bollards shall be of polyvinyl chloride tubing, filled with mass concrete.

(2) Each bollard shall be tubular in shape and have a minimum diameter of not less than 15 centimetres.

(3) The height above the roadway or footway of each bollard shall be not less than 1 metre.

(4) The visible portion of each bollard shall consist of five equal sections displaying on the base, centre and top sections a reflectorised yellow colour and on the remaining two sections the colour black.

SECOND SCHEDULE

Requirements in relation to the provision of ramps

1. Ramps shall be provided in the following manner:—

(1) There shall be a distance of at least 20 metres and not more than 200 metres between any two ramps on any roadway.

(2) Where a road has a gradient of more than 10 degrees, a ramp shall not be provided within 30 metres of the top of the gradient and the distance between any two ramps on the gradient shall not be greater than 70 metres.

(3) There shall be not less than two ramps on any roadway.

2. Where ramps are provided, they shall not be positioned—

( a ) so as to obstruct an entrance for vehicles to premises or land adjoining the road,

( b ) on or within 30 metres of a pedestrian crossing,

( c ) at or within 30 metres of a location on a roadway where a school warden operates,

( d ) on or within 30 metres of a bridge, tunnel, culvert or other structure over which the roadway passes,

( e ) under or within 30 metres of a structure over the roadway any part of which is 6.5 metres or less above the roadway,

( f ) at or within 8 metres of a junction or a 45° bend with an inner kerb radius of less than 50 metres,

( g ) within 200 metres of a traffic sign number 202 authorised by the Regulations of 1962 on the same road,

( h ) within 30 metres of a railway level crossing.

3. A ramp shall only be provided where its centre is within 5 metres of a street light.

4. Ramps shall not be provided on a roadway where the road concerned is—

( a ) a road in respect of which a speed limit exceeding 30 miles per hour applies,

( b ) a national road,

( c ) a dual carriageway, or

( d ) a road on which an omnibus service operates.

5. Each ramp shall—

( a ) be constructed of hot rolled asphalt,

( b ) extend across the width of the roadway between channels,

( c ) be 3.7 metres in length in the direction of the roadway,

( d ) have a maximum height at the centre above the road surface of 10 centimetres,

( e ) be properly secured so as to prevent movement, and

( f ) be painted with reflectorised white paint.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the

Environment this 2nd day of March, 1988.

PADRAIG FLYNN,

Minister for the Environment.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The regulations prescribe the procedure to be followed by road authorities in publishing proposals and decisions regarding the provision or removal of bollards or ramps. The schedules to the regulations lay down requirements which road authorities must comply with in relation to the construction, design and positioning of bollards and ramps. The regulations also specify classes of roads where bollards and ramps cannot be provided.