Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 106: To ask the Minister for Transport the criteria which are used to establish permitted weight limits on bridges; and if a national standard exists or is planned. [17690/05]

Ivor Callely (Dublin North Central, Fianna Fail)
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The maximum weight limits for vehicles travelling in Ireland are specified in the Road Traffic (Construction and Use of Vehicles) Regulations 2003. The weight limits are in line with those set out in EU Directive 96/53/EC which govern the maximum weights of vehicles in international traffic and apply generally to the road network and bridges on it. Notwithstanding the general weight limits, a road authority may specify a maximum vehicle weight limit for individual bridges having regard to their load bearing characteristics.