Written answers

Wednesday, 23 February 2022

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

Road Signage

Photo of Patricia RyanPatricia Ryan (Kildare South, Sinn Fein)
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90. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the name of the company, statutory body or organisation that is responsible for signage on the approach roads to railway bridges informing the public of the height of railway bridges. [10397/22]

Photo of Eamon RyanEamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The legal framework for traffic signage is contained in a number of Acts and Regulations. These include the Road Traffic Acts, the Road Traffic (Signs) Regulations and the Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations.

The legal responsibility for public roads is vested in the County Councils and City Councils. These local authorities, in discharging their road functions, are referred to as ‘Road Authorities’. The statutory duty of Road Authorities includes responsibility for the specification, construction and maintenance of road signs and markings within their functional area.

In the case of rail bridges, the headroom to be signed must be agreed with the relevant railway authority.

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