By Dan Walsh
From tomorrow (Friday) speed limits on all Co. Wexford rural roads are being reduced from 80Km/h to 60km/h.
The change is expected to make roads safer for all users especially motorists, pedestrians, children and cyclists.
The changes make sense as travelling at high speeds on rural roads is lunacy and the inconvenience of slowing down should be fully endorsed by all responsible roadusers. That said, the Gardaí has told WexfordLocal.com that they apprehended a driver travelling at 136km/h in an 80km/h zone at Monart, near Enniscorthy, on St. Brigid’s Holiday weekend!
However, sceptics are enquiring if the lowering of speed limits is an excuse for not filling the potholes and carrying out proper maintenance on rural roads?
REVIEW; The National Speed Limit Review legislation became law on April 12th, 2024, and the provisional commencement for rural local roads was last November, however, we are running behind the proposed date, but the safer roads law is effective from Friday, February 7th (tomorrow).
WexfordLocal.com attended two meetings on the same day last July where elected members were briefed on the changes at meetings of Enniscorthy Municipal District Council and Gorey Kilmuckridge Municipal District by Wexford County Council Chief Technician, David Codd.
Mr. Codd told the meetings that 2,993 km of non-national country roads will be assessed, that is 83.14% of Co. Wexford’s total road network consisting of 865km of Local Primary; 1,428km of Local Secondary and 646km of Local Tertiary. Approximately 700 poles and signs will be erected across the county.
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