S.I. No. 100/1970 - Road Traffic (Speed Limits) (County Borough of Dublin and County of Dublin) Regulations, 1970.

S.I. No. 100 of 1970.

ROAD TRAFFIC (SPEED LIMITS) (COUNTY BOROUGH OF DUBLIN AND COUNTY OF DUBLIN) REGULATIONS, 1970.

The Minister for Local Government in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 5 , 45 and 46 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961 (No. 24 of 1961), amended as regards the said section 46 by section 25 of the Road Traffic Act, 1968 (No. 25 of 1968), hereby makes the following Regulations:—

1 Citation.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (Speed Limits) (County Borough of Dublin and County of Dublin) Regulations, 1970.

2 Commencement.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 18th day of May, 1970.

3 Interpretation.

3. In these Regulations, save where the context otherwise requires,

"the Act" means the Road Traffic Act, 1961 ;

"road" means a public road;

"perimeter road" means a road on and along the roadway of which there runs the boundary of a county or other borough, an urban district or a town;

"special speed limit" and "built-up area speed limit" have the meanings respectively assigned to them in Part IV of the Act;

"distance" means distance as measured along the centre line of a road.

4 Built-up area speed limit.

4. (1) Each of the roads described in the First Schedule to these Regulations is hereby declared not to be a public road in a built-up area for the purposes of section 45 of the Act.

(2) Each of the roads described in the Second Schedule to these Regulations is hereby declared to be a public road in a built-up area for the purposes of section 45 of the Act.

5 Special speed limits.

5. (1) Forty miles per hour shall be the speed limit for mechanically propelled vehicles on the roads specified in the Third Schedule to these Regulations.

(2) Fifty miles per hour shall be the speed limit for mechanically propelled vehicles on the roads specified in the Fourth Schedule to these Regulations.

(3) Sixty miles per hour shall be the speed limit for mechanically propelled vehicles on the road specified in the Fifth Schedule to these Regulations.

6 Exceptions.

6. There shall be excepted from the special speed limits prescribed in article 5 of these Regulations and from the built-up area speed limit the following:—

(a) ambulances,

(b) fire brigade vehicles, and

(c) vehicles used by members of the Garda Síochána in the performance of their duties as such members.

7 Revocation.

7. The Road Traffic (Speed Limits) (County Borough of Dublin and County of Dublin) Regulations, 1967 ( S.I. No. 93 of 1967 ) and the Road Traffic (Speed Limits) (County Borough of Dublin and County of Dublin) (Amendment) Regulations, 1967 ( S.I. No. 225 of 1967 ) are hereby revoked.

FIRST SCHEDULE

Roads declared not to be public roads in a built-up area for the purposes of section 45 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961.

1. The following roads in the town of Balbriggan:—

(a) The Naul Road for a distance of 600 yards from the town boundary.

(b) The Hill Road for a distance of 600 yards from the point where the town boundary intersects the northern side of the road.

(c) The Skerries Coast Road between the town boundary and a point 100 yards south-east of its junction with the County Bridge.

(d) The Dublin Road for a distance of 260 yards from the town boundary.

(e) The Drogheda Road between the town boundary and a point 30 yards north of its junction with the Baths Road or Tower Road.

2. The following roads in the County Borough of Dublin:—

(a) Clontarf Road, James Larkin Road, Greenfield Road (Sutton), the New Hill of Howth Road, Clonsaugh Road, Lucan Road, Con Colbert Road, Davitt Road, Chapelizod Road.

(b) The Howth Road between a point 65 yards east of its junction with Brookwood Avenue and a point 50 yards south-west of its junction with Watermill Road.

(c) The Howth Road between a point 45 yards east of its junction with St. Assam's Road East and a point 150 yards west of its junction with the West Pier, Howth.

(d) Carrickbrack Road between its junction with Greenfield Road and its westernmost junction with the New Hill of Howth Road.

(e) Carrickbrack Road for a distance of 100 yards from its easternmost junction with the New Hill of Howth Road.

(f) The Grange Road, Baldoyle, for a distance of 330 yards from the point where the County Borough boundary intersects the southern side of the road.

(g) Malahide Road between a point 100 yards north-east of its junction with Griffith Avenue and a point 50 yards south-east of its junction with the Roundabout at Artane.

(h) Malahide Road between the County Borough boundary, via Coolock by-pass, and a point 50 yards north-east of its junction with the Roundabout at Artane.

(i) Oscar Traynor Road between the County Borough boundary and a point 80 yards north-west of its junction with Malahide Road.

(j) The Swords Road between its junction with Griffith Avenue, and a point 200 yards south-east of its junction with Larkhill Road.

(k) Upper Drumcondra Road for a distance of 100 yards from its junction with Griffith Avenue.

(l) Griffith Avenue between a point 50 yards east of its junction with St. Mobhi Road and a point 25 yards east of its junction with Torlogh Parade.

(m) The North Road between the County Borough boundary and a point 100 yards north-west of its junction with Plunkett Avenue.

(n) Finglas Road between a point 80 yards south-east of its junction with King's Lane or Ballyboggin Road and a point 100 yards north-west of its junction with Tower View Cottages Road.

(o) Kylemore Road between its junction with the Naas Road and a point 50 yards south of Kylemore Road railway bridge.

(p) Walkinstown Avenue between its junction with the Naas Road and its junction with Long Mile Road.

(q) The Naas Road between the County Borough boundary and a point 50 yards south-west of its junction with Bluebell Avenue.

(r) Long Mile Road between the County Borough boundary and a point 50 yards west of its junction with Walkinstown Parade.

(s) Templeogue Road between a point 25 yards south-west of its junction with Rathdown Park and a point 25 yards north-east of its junction with Fortfield Road.

(t) Merrion Road between the County Borough boundary and a point 100 yards south-east of its junction with Sandymount Avenue.

(u) Ailesbury Road between its junction with Merrion Road and a point 165 yards west of its junction with Ailesbury Drive.

3. The following roads in the Borough of Dún Laoghaire:—

(a) The Commons Road, Loughlinstown.

(b) Rock Road between the Borough boundary and a point 100 yards north-west of its junction with Mount Merrion Avenue.

(c) Mount Merrion Avenue between a point 60 yards north-east of its junction with the main Dublin-Bray road and a point 50 yards south-west of its junction with Rock Road.

(d) Church Road, Ballybrack, between its junction with Rochestown Avenue and a point 100 yards north-west of its junction with Killiney Avenue.

(e) Shanganagh Road between the Borough boundary and a point 300 yards south of its junction with Wyattville Road.

(f) Killiney Hill Road between its junction with Shanganagh Road and its junction with Seafield Road.

(g) Upper Glenageary Road between a point 30 yards south-east of its junction with Kill Avenue and a point 30 yards north-west of its junction with Sallynoggin Road.

(h) Upper Glenageary Road between a point 30 yards south-east of its junction with Sallynoggin Road and a point 30 yards west of its junction with Killiney Road.

SECOND SCHEDULE

Roads declared to be public roads in a built-up area for the purposes of section 45 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961.

1. The following road at Balrothery:—

The Dublin-Drogheda road between a point 100 yards south of its junction with Matt Road and a point 100 yards north of its junction with White Hart Road.

2. The following roads at Blanchardstown-Castleknock:—

(a) Chapel Lane, Herbert Road, Mill Lane, St. Brigid's Park, St. Patrick's Park, Tolka View Road.

(b) The Dublin-An Uaimh road between a point 100 yards south-east of its junction with the Railway Bridge, Blanchardstown, and a point 50 yards north-east of its junction with Scaldwoods Road.

(c) The Coolmine Road for a distance of 400 yards south of its junction with Scaldwoods Road.

(d) The Corduff Road for a distance of 50 yards from its junction with the Dublin-An Uaimh road.

(e) Scaldwoods Road between its junction with the Dublin-An Uaimh road and a point 50 yards west of its junction with the Coolmine Road.

(f) The Castleknock Road between its junction with the Dublin- An Uaimh road and a point 50 yards north-west of its junction with Castleknock Gate, Phoenix Park.

(g) River Road for a distance of 50 yards from its junction with the Dublin-An Uaimh road.

(h) The College Road for a distance of 150 yards from its junction with the Castleknock Road.

(i) Abbotstown Road between its junction with the Castleknock Road and a point 100 yards north of its junction with Beech Park Crescent.

3. The following road adjacent to the Urban District of Bray:—

The Dublin Road for a distance of 100 yards northwards from the boundary between the counties of Dublin and Wicklow.

4. The following roads at Clondalkin:—

All roads in the area enclosed by a line commencing at a point on the Monastery Road 25 yards west of its junction with the Dublin-Naas road and drawn thence in straight lines successively to the following points:—

(a) a point on the New Road 25 yards north of its junction with the Dublin-Naas road,

(b) a point on the Boot Road 25 yards north of its junction with the Dublin-Naas road,

(c) the westernmost point of Corkagh Lane,

(d) a point on the Ninth Lock Road 50 yards south of its junction with Cloverhill Road,

(e) the eastern end of Ballymanaggin Lane,

and from the last-mentioned point in a straight line to the commencement point on the Monastery Road.

5. The following roads at Donabate-Portrane:—

All roads (other than the Donabate-Portrane road between a point 200 yards south-west of its junction with Rahillion Lane and a point 250 yards south-west of its junction with the Burrow Road) in the area enclosed by a line commencing at the north-westernmost point of the Burrow Road, Portrane, and drawn thence in straight lines successively to the following points:—

(a) the north-westernmost point of Beaverstown Lane,

(b) a point on Turvey Avenue 200 yards north-west of its junction with the road connecting the said Avenue with the Hearse Road,

(c) a point on the Hearse Road 270 yards west of its junction with Kilcrea Road,

and from the last-mentioned point in an easterly direction along the southern edge of Hearse Road to the junction of that road with Kilcrea Road, thence in a straight line southwards to a point on the coast in the townland of Kilcrea, thence initially in an easterly direction and then in southerly, northerly and westerly directions respectively along the High Water Mark to the commencement point on the Burrow Road.

6. The following roads adjacent to the County Borough of Dublin and the Borough of Dún Laoghaire:—

(a) All roads in the area which lies between the boundary of the County Borough of Dublin and a line drawn as follows:—

Starting at a point where the boundary of the said County Borough intersects the northern edge of Coolock Lane, thence in a straight line in a north-westerly direction to a point on the eastern edge of the Swords Road 260 yards north of its junction with Coolock Lane, thence in a straight line in a westerly direction to a point on the western edge of Ballymun Road 80 yards north of its junction with Santry Avenue and thence in a straight line in a south-westerly direction to a point on Jamestown Road where the boundary of the said County Borough intersects the eastern side of that road.

(b) The Hole in the Wall Road between the boundary of the County Borough of Dublin and a point 100 yards north-east of the said boundary.

(c) The Dubber or St. Margaret's Road where the said road is a perimeter road.

(d) Knockmaroon Hill.

(e) All roads (other than those roads in the area which are described at reference 7 in the Third Schedule to these Regulations) in the area which lies between the boundary of the County Borough of Dublin and a line drawn as follows:—

Starting at a point where the boundary of the said County Borough intersects the western edge of Ratoath Road at Cardiff's Bridge and thence in a straight line in a south-westerly direction to a point on the boundary of the said County Borough at the junction of Castleknock Road and Blackhorse Avenue.

(f) All roads in the area which lies between the boundary of the County Borough of Dublin and a line drawn as follows:—

Starting at a point where the boundary of the said County Borough intersects the southern edge of Lucan Road and thence in a westerly direction along the said southern edge to its intersection with the western edge of Kennelsfort Road, thence in a southerly direction along the said western edge and its imaginary projection to the intersection of the said projection with the southern edge of Irishtown Road and thence in an easterly direction along the said southern edge to the boundary of the said County Borough.

(g) All roads (other than those roads in the area which are described at reference 7 in the Third Schedule to these Regulations) in the area which lies between the boundary of the County Borough of Dublin and a line drawn as follows:—

Starting at a point where the boundary of the said County Borough intersects the eastern edge of Killeen Road and thence in a southerly direction along the said eastern edge to the junction of Killeen Road with the Naas Road, thence in a south-easterly direction along the north-eastern edge of the Bulb Road to its junction with Robinhood Road, thence in a straight line in a south-easterly direction to a point on Ballymount Road Lower 450 yards west of the point where the boundary of the said County Borough intersects its northern side, thence in a straight line in a south-easterly direction to a point on Greenhills Road 600 yards south-west of its junction with St. Peter's Road, thence in a straight line in a south-easterly direction to the western end of Wellington Cottages Road, thence in a straight line in an easterly direction to a point on Wellington Lane 100 yards south-west of its junction with Wellington Cottages Road, thence in a straight line in a south-easterly direction to a point on the main Dublin-Blessington road 350 yards south-west of its junction with Bridge Road, thence in a straight line in a south-easterly direction to a point on the eastern edge of Knocklyon Road at the junction of Knocklyon Road with Firhouse Road, thence in a southerly direction along the eastern edge of Knocklyon Road to a point on the said eastern edge 500 yards from the junction of Knocklyon Road with Firhouse Road, thence in a straight line in an easterly direction to a point on the south-eastern edge of Ballyboden Road 60 yards south-west of its junction with Ballyroan Road, thence in a south-westerly direction along the said south-eastern edge to a point on the southern edge of Taylors Lane at the junction of that road with Ballyboden Road, thence in an easterly direction along the southern edge of Taylors Lane to a point on the western edge of Whitechurch Road at its junction with Taylors Lane, thence in a northerly direction along the said western edge of Whitechurch Road to a point 100 yards south of the junction of that road with Sarah Curran Road, thence in a straight line in a north-easterly direction to a point on Grange Road 100 yards south of its junction with Sarah Curran Road, thence in a straight line in an easterly direction to the point where the boundaries of the townlands of Churchtown Upper, Dundrum and Ballinteer meet, thence in a straight line in a south-easterly direction to a point on Ballinteer Avenue 900 yards south-west of its junction with Ballinteer Road, thence in a straight line in an easterly direction to a point on Ballinteer Road 350 yards south of its junction with Ballinteer Avenue, thence in a straight line in a south-easterly direction to a point on the eastern edge of the Enniskerry Road at the junction of the said road with the Sandyford Road, thence in a southerly direction along the eastern edge of the Enniskerry Road to a point on the southern edge of Hillcrest Road at the junction of that road with the Enniskerry Road, thence in a straight line in a north-easterly direction to a point on the Kilgobbin Road 100 yards south-east of its junction with Hillcrest Road, thence in a straight line in a north-easterly direction to a point on the north-eastern edge of Glencairn Road at the junction of the said road with Leopardstown Road, thence in a north-easterly direction along the south-eastern edge of Leopardstown Road to the south-western edge of Torquay Road at the junction of Torquay Road with Leopardstown Road, thence in a south-easterly direction along the said south-western edge of Torquay Road and its continuation as Brighton Road and Brennanstown Road to a point on Brennanstown Road 1,300 yards south-east of the junction of that road with Cornelscourt Hill Road, thence in a straight line in an easterly direction to a point on the Dublin-Bray road 700 yards south-east of its junction with Johnstown Road, thence in a straight line in a north-easterly direction to the boundary of the Borough of Dun Laoghaire at the junction of Rochestown Avenue and Ballinclea Road, thence initially in north-easterly and northerly directions and subsequently in a general north-westerly direction along the boundary of the said Borough to the Boundary of the County Borough of Dublin at Booterstown.

7. The following road at Leixlip:—

The Mullingar-Dublin road for a distance of 260 yards from the boundary between the counties of Kildare and Dublin.

8. The following roads at Loughshinny:—

(a) The Harbour Road from a point 30 yards east of its junction with the Skerries Road.

(b) The Pier.

9. The following roads at Lucan:—

(a) Dispensary Lane, Giltrap Square, Hanbury's Lane, Main Street, Primrose Lane, Lucan Bridge.

(b) The Dublin-Leixlip road between a point 100 yards east of its junction with the Clondalkin Road and a point 50 yards west of its junction with Tandy's Lane.

(c) Old Hill Road for a distance of 250 yards from its junction with Lucan Bridge.

(d) The Lower Lucan Road for a distance of 450 yards from its junction with Lucan Bridge.

(e) The Coldblow Road for a distance of 200 yards from its junction with Lucan Bridge.

(f) The Twelfth Lock Road for a distance of 50 yards from its junction with the Dublin-Leixlip road.

(g) The road connecting Main Street with the Dublin-Leixlip road.

10. The following roads at Lusk:—

All roads in the area enclosed by a line commencing at a point on the Dublin Road 150 yards south of its junction with Barrack Lane and drawn thence in straight lines successively to the following points:—

(a) a point on the Rush Road 5 yards north-east of its junction with the Loughshinny Road,

(b) a point on the Skerries Road 120 yards north of its junction with Chapel Road,

(c) the northernmost point of the back lane to St. Macullin's Catholic Church,

(d) a point on the southern edge of Quickpenny Road 250 yards north-west of its junction with Hand's Lane,

(e) the junction of Hand's Lane with Quickpenny Road,

(f) a point on Minister's Road 20 yards east of its junction with Kilhedge Lane,

and from the last-mentioned point in a straight line to the commencement point on the Dublin Road.

11. The following roads at Malahide:—

All roads (other than (a) the Dublin Road between a point 200 yards south-west of its junction with St. Margaret's Road and a point 50 yards south of its junction with La Mancha junction, and (b) the Swords Road between its junction with La Mancha Junction and a point 50 yards north-west of its junction with Mill View Road) in the area enclosed by a line commencing at a point on the Coast Road 50 yards east of its junction with Bath's Lane and drawn thence in straight lines successively to the following points:—

(a) the easternmost point of Seamount Road,

(b) a point on the Hill Road 100 yards south of its junction with Seamount Road,

(c) a point on Back Road 550 yards south-west of its junction with the Hill Road,

(d) a point on the Dublin Road 50 yards south of its junction with La Mancha junction,

(e) a point on the Swords Road 50 yards north-west of its junction with the Mill View Road,

(f) a point on the Yellow Walls Road 50 yards north-west of its junction with Mill View Road,

and from the last mentioned point in a straight line to the coast.

12. The following roads at the Naul:—

(a) The Ballyboghill-Drogheda road between a point 340 yards south of its junction with the Balbriggan Road and a point 30 yards north of that junction.

(b) The Balbriggan Road for a distance of 120 yards from its junction with the Ballyboghill-Drogheda road.

13. The following roads at Newcastle:—

(a) The Hazelhatch Road for a distance of 100 yards from its junction with the Kill-Rathcoole road.

(b) The Kill-Rathcoole road between a point 100 yards south-west of its junction with the Hazelhatch Road and a point 720 yards south-east of its junction with the Westmanstown Road.

(c) The Milltown Road for a distance of 300 yards from its junction with the Kill-Rathcoole road.

(d) The Westmanstown Road for a distance of 800 yards from its junction with the Kill-Rathcoole Road.

14. The following roads at Portmarnock:—

(a) St. Anne's Housing Scheme Road, Church Lane, Blackberry Lane.

(b) The Baldoyle-Malahide coast road between a point 30 yards north-east of Portmarnock Bridge and a point 1,200 yards north-east of its junction with Blackberry Lane.

(c) Carrick Hill Road between its junction with the Baldoyle-Malahide coast road and a point 100 yards north of its junction with Blackberry Lane.

(d) The Golf Links Road for a distance of 60 yards from its junction with the Baldoyle-Malahide coast road.

15. The following roads at Rathcoole:—

(a) The Dublin-Naas road through Rathcoole between a point 100 yards west of its junction with College Lane and a point 350 yards west of its junction with the former Lucan Road.

(b) Johnstown (Kilteel) Road for a distance of 700 yards from its junction with Dublin-Naas road through Rathcoole.

(c) Stony Hill Road for a distance of 400 yards from its junction with the Dublin-Naas road through Rathcoole.

16. The following roads at Rush:—

All roads in the area enclosed by a line commencing at a point on the Skerries Road 200 yards north of its junction with Kilbush Lane and drawn thence in straight lines successively to the following points:—

(a) the easternmost point of Rush Pier,

(b) the southernmost point of Tower Street,

(c) the southernmost point of Old Barrack Road,

(d) Rogerstown Pier, Rush,

(e) a point on Channel Road at Rogerstown estuary at its junction with Estuary Road,

(f) the junction of Healy's Lane with Channel Road,

(g) a point on the Dublin Road 20 yards north-east of its junction with Doctors Lane,

and from the last-mentioned point in a straight line to the commencement point on the Skerries Road.

17. The following roads at Saggart:—

(a) Springingbank Housing Estate Road.

(b) The Tallaght-Rathcoole road between a point 250 yards south-east of its junction with the Brittas Road and a point 100 yards south-east of its junction with the Dublin-Naas road dual carriageway.

(c) The Brittas Road for a distance of 300 yards from its junction with the Tallaght-Rathcoole road.

(d) Garter Lane between its junction with the Tallaght-Rathcoole road and a point 250 yards south-west of its junction with Fortunestown Lane.

(e) The road connecting Garter Lane with the Tallaght-Rathcoole road.

18. The following roads at Shankill:—

(a) Assumpta Park, Aubrey Park, Corbawn Lane, New Vale Cottages Road, Tillystown Road, Quinn's Road.

(b) The Dublin-Bray road between a point 200 yards north of its junction with Stonebridge Road and a point 50 yards south of its junction with Quinn's Road.

(c) The road connecting Tillystown Road with the Dublin-Bray road at Aubrey Park.

(d) Stonebridge Road between its junction with the Dublin-Bray road and its junction with the Falls Road.

19. The following roads at Skerries:—

All roads in the area enclosed by a line commencing at a point on the Rush Road 630 yards south-east of its junction with Weldon's Lane and drawn thence in straight lines successively to the following points:—

(a) a point on the Golf Links Road 220 yards south of its junction with Miller's Lane,

(b) a point on the Dublin Road 5 yards south of its junction with Milverton Hall Road,

(c) a point on the Balbriggan Road 600 yards north of its junction with the Hoar Rock or North Shore Road,

and from the last-mentioned point in general easterly and southerly directions along the High Water Mark and thence in a westerly direction to the commencement point on the Rush Road.

20. The following roads at Stepaside:—

(a) The Dublin-Enniskerry road between a point 300 yards north-west of its junction with the Kilgobbin Road and a point 400 yards south-east of the said junction.

(b) The Kilgobbin Road between its junction with the Dublin-Enniskerry road and a point 300 yards north-east of the said junction.

(c) Stepaside Lane (Barrack Road) between its junction with the Dublin-Enniskerry road and a point 50 yards south-west of that junction.

21. The following roads at Swords:—

(a) Church Road, Commons Lane, Hill Road, Seatown Villas Road, Chapel Lane, Scotchstone or Watery Lane.

(b) The Dublin-Drogheda road between a point 275 yards south of its junction with the main Malahide Road and a point 100 yards north of its junction with Seatown Lane.

(c) Seatown Lane for a distance of 100 yards from its junction with the Dublin-Drogheda road.

(d) Seatown Road for a distance of 400 yards from its junction with the Dublin-Drogheda road.

(e) Cliffords Lane for a distance of 50 yards from its junction with the main Malahide Road.

(f) The main Malahide Road between its junction with the Dublin-Drogheda road and its junction with Chapel Lane.

(g) The Drynam Road for a distance of 670 yards from its junction with the main Malahide Road.

(h) The Forest Road for a distance of 150 yards from its junction with the Dublin-Drogheda road.

(i) The Brackenstown Road for a distance of 360 yards from its junction with Church Road.

(j) The Fieldstown West or Rathbeale Road for a distance of 1,050 yards from its junction with the Dublin-Drogheda road.

(k) The Balheary Road for a distance of 100 yards from its junction with Scotchstone or Watery Lane.

22. The following roads at Tallaght:—

(a) Newtown Park Cottages Road, St. Maelruan's Park.

(b) The Dublin-Blessington road between a point 900 yards east of its junction with Greenhills Road and a point 50 yards west of its junction with the Urney or Belgard Road.

(c) Greenhills Road for a distance of 450 yards from its junction with the Dublin-Blessington road.

(d) Old Bawn Road between its junction with the Dublin-Blessington road and a point 50 yards north-west of its junction with the Killinardan Road.

(e) The Urney or Belgard Road for a distance of 100 yards from its junction with the Dublin-Blessington road.

(f) All roads in the area which lies between the Greenhills Road, the Dublin-Blessington road and a straight line drawn from a point on the northern edge of the Dublin-Blessington road 900 yards east of its junction with the Greenhills Road to a point on the eastern edge of the Greenhills Road 450 yards from its junction with the Dublin-Blessington road.

THIRD SCHEDULE

Roads in respect of which a special speed limit of 40 m.p.h. is prescribed.

1. The following roads in and adjacent to the town of Balbriggan:—

(a) The Dublin Road between a point 260 yards north of the boundary of the town of Balbriggan and a point 180 yards south of the said boundary.

(b) The Drogheda Road between its intersection by the boundary of the town of Balbriggan and a point 30 yards north of its junction with Bath's Road or Tower Road.

2. The following roads at Ballyboghil:—

(a) The Naul-Dublin road between a point 200 yards north of its junction with the Ballough Road and a point 100 yards south of the entrance to Doorogue housing scheme.

(b) The Corduff Road for a distance of 50 yards from its junction with the Naul-Dublin road.

(c) The Oldtown Road for a distance of 50 yards from its junction with the Naul-Dublin road.

(d) The Ballough Road for a distance of 50 yards from its junction with the Naul-Dublin road.

3. The following road at Bray-Shankill:—

The Dublin-Bray road between a point 100 yards north of the boundary between the counties of Dublin and Wicklow and a point 50 yards south of its junction with Quinn's Road.

4. The following road at Cabinteely:—

The Dublin-Bray road between a point 700 yards south-east of its junction with Johnstown Road and a point 1,100 yards south-east of the said junction.

5. The following roads at Clondalkin:—

(a) The Belgard Road for a distance of 650 yards from its junction with the Dublin-Naas road.

(b) The Monastery Road for a distance of 25 yards from its junction with the Dublin-Naas road.

(c) The New Road for a distance of 25 yards from its junction with the Dublin-Naas road.

6. The following road at Donabate-Portrane:—

The Donabate-Portrane road between a point 200 yards south-west of its junction with Rahillion Lane and a point 250 yards south-west of its junction with the Burrow Road.

7. The following roads in and adjacent to the County Borough of Dublin and the Borough of Dun Laoghaire:—

(a) Clontarf Road, Greenfield Road (Sutton), the New Hill of Howth Road, Chapelizod Road, Con Colbert Road, Davitt Road, Torquay Road, Leopardstown Road, Foster Avenue, Goatstown Road.

(b) James Larkin Road between its junction with Mount Prospect Avenue and a point 200 yards north-east of its junction with Watermill Road.

(c) The Howth Road between a point 65 yards east of its junction with Brookwood Avenue and a point 50 yards south-west of its junction with Watermill Road.

(d) The Howth Road between a point 45 yards east of its junction with St. Assam's Road East and a point 150 yards west of its junction with the West Pier, Howth.

(e) Carrickbrack Road between its junction with Greenfield Road and its westernmost junction with the New Hill of Howth Road.

(f) Carrickbrack Road for a distance of 100 yards from its easternmost junction with the New Hill of Howth Road.

(g) Malahide Road between a point 100 yards north-east of its junction with Griffith Avenue and a point 50 yards south-west of its junction with the Roundabout at Artane.

(h) Malahide Road between a point 50 yards north-west of its junction with the Roundabout at Artane, via Coolock bypass, and a point 300 yards north-east of the boundary of the County Borough of Dublin.

(i) Oscar Traynor Road between the boundary of the County Borough of Dublin and a point 80 yards north-west of its junction with Malahide Road.

(j) Clonsaugh Road between its junction with Oscar Traynor Road and the point where the boundary of the County Borough of Dublin intersects the eastern side of the road.

(k) The Swords Road between a point 260 yards north-east of its junction with Coolock Lane and a point 1,100 yards north-east of its junction with Santry Avenue.

(l) The Swords Road between its junction with Griffith Avenue and a point 200 yards south-east of its junction with Larkhill Road.

(m) Upper Drumcondra Road for a distance of 100 yards from its junction with Griffith Avenue.

(n) Griffith Avenue between a point 50 yards east of its junction with St. Mobhi Road and a point 25 yards east of its junction with Torlogh Parade.

(o) The North Road between the boundary of the County Borough of Dublin and a point 100 yards north-west of its junction with Plunkett Avenue.

(p) Finglas Road between a point 80 yards south-east of its junction with King's Lane or Ballyboggin Road and a point 100 yards north-west of its junction with Tower View Cottages Road.

(q) Cappagh Road for a distance of 540 yards north-west of the boundary of the County Borough of Dublin.

(r) The Navan Road for a distance of 950 yards north-west of the boundary of the County Borough of Dublin.

(s) The Ashtown Road for a distance of 100 yards from its junction with the Navan Road.

(t) The Castleknock Road between its junction with the Navan Road at Ashtown and a point 50 yards north-west of Castleknock Gate, Phoenix Park.

(u) Lucan Road between its junction with Chapelizod Road and a point 1,050 yards west of its junction with Kennelsfort Road Lower.

(v) Kylemore Road between its junction with the Naas Road and a point 50 yards south of Kylemore Road railway bridge.

(w) Walkinstown Avenue between its junction with the Naas Road and its junction with Long Mile Road.

(x) The Naas Road and its continuation as the Naas Road dual carriageway between a point 50 yards south-west of its junction with Bluebell Avenue and a point 275 yards south-west of Newlands Cross.

(y) The part of Robinhood Road which lies between the Naas Road and Long Mile Road.

(z) Long Mile Road between its junction with the Naas Road and a point 50 yards west of its junction with Walkinstown Parade.

(aa) Templeogue Road between a point 25 yards south-west of its junction with Rathdown Park and a point 25 yards north east of its junction with Fortfield Road.

(bb) Butterfield Avenue and its continuation as Firhouse Road between a point 150 yards south-west of the junction of Butterfield Avenue with Marian Road and the junction of Firhouse Road with Knocklyon Road.

(cc) Ballyboden Road between a point 60 yards south-west of its junction with Ballyroan Road and a point 25 yards south of its junction with Taylor's Lane.

(dd) Sandyford Road and its continuation as the Kilgobbin Road between a point 200 yards south-east of the junction of Sandyford Road with Upper Kilmacud Road and a point 100 yards south-east of the junction of Kilgobbin Road with Hillcrest Road.

(ee) Taney Road between its junction with Goatstown Road and a point 50 yards east of its junction with Taney Park.

(ff) Lower Kilmacud Road between its junction with Goatstown Road and a point 50 yards north-west of its junction with Drummartin Road.

(gg) Clonskeagh Road and its continuation as Roebuck Road between a point 100 yards south of the junction of Clonskeagh Road with Beaver Row and the junction of Roebuck Road with Foster Avenue.

(hh) Mount Merrion Avenue between a point 60 yards north-east of its junction with the main Dublin-Bray road and a point 50 yards south-west of its junction with Rock Road.

(ii) Merrion Road and its continuation as Rock Road between a point 100 yards south-east of the junction of Merrion Road with Sandymount Avenue and a point 100 yards north-west of the junction of Rock Road with Mount Merrion Avenue.

(jj) Ailesbury Road between its junction with Merrion Road and a point 165 yards west of its junction with Ailesbury Drive.

(kk) The main Dublin-Bray road between a point 550 yards north-west of its junction with Leopardstown Road and a point 250 yards north-west of its junction with Kill Lane.

(ll) Glenamuck Road for a distance of 50 yards from its junction with Brighton Road.

(mm) Newtown Park Avenue between its junction with the main Dublin-Bray road and its junction with Newtown Park.

(nn) Kill Lane between its junction with the main Dublin-Bray road and a point 100 yards south-west of its junction with Clonkeen Road.

(oo) Clonkeen Road between its junction with the main Dublin-Bray road and a point 100 yards south-east of its junction with Kill Lane.

(pp) The main Dublin-Bray road between a point 575 yards south-east of its junction with Cornelscourt Hill Road and a point 130 yards north-west of its junction with Johnstown Road, Cabinteely.

(qq) Rochestown Avenue between its junction with Church Road, Ballybrack, and a point 120 yards north-west of its junction with Sallynoggin Road.

(rr) Upper Glenageary Road between a point 30 yards south-east of its junction with Kill Avenue and a point 30 yards north-west of its junction with Sallynoggin Road.

(ss) Upper Glenageary Road between a point 30 yards south-east of its junction with Sallynoggin Road and a point 30 yards west of its junction with Killiney Road.

(tt) Church Road, Ballybrack, between its junction with Rochestown Avenue and a point 100 yards north-west of its junction with Killiney Avenue.

(uu) Johnstown Road, Cabinteely, between its junction, with Rochestown Avenue and a point 20 yards north-east of its junction with Pottery Road.

(vv) Brighton Road between its junction with Torquay Road and a point 50 yards north-west of its junction with Cornelscourt Hill Road.

8. The following road at Kilternan:—

The Dublin-Enniskerry road between a point 250 yards north-west of its junction with the Glenamuck Road and a point 150 yards south-east of its junction with Barnaslingin Lane.

9. The following roads at Lucan:—

(a) The Dublin Road between a point 50 yards east of its junction with the Old Hill Road and a point 100 yards east of its junction with the Clondalkin Road.

(b) The Old Hill Road between its junction with the Dublin Road and a point 250 yards east of its junction with Lucan Bridge.

10. The following roads at Malahide:—

(a) The Dublin Road between a point 200 yards south-west of its junction with St. Margaret's Road and a point 50 yards south of its junction with La Mancha junction.

(b) The Swords Road between its junction with La Mancha junction and a point 50 yards north-west of its junction with Mill View Road.

(c) The Hill Road between a point 100 yards south of its junction with Seamount Road and a point 700 yards south of the said junction.

11. The following road at Shankill:—

The Dublin Road between a point 200 yards north of its junction with Stonebridge Road and a point 340 yards south of its junction with the Commons Road.

12. The following roads at Swords:—

(a) The Dublin Road between a point 275 yards south of its junction with the main Malahide Road and a point 300 yards south of its junction with Nevinstown Lane.

(b) The Dublin-Drogheda road between a point 100 yards north of its junction with Seatown Lane and a point 100 yards north of its junction with Batter Lane.

13. The following road at Tallaght:—

The Urney or Belgard Road between a point 100 yards north-west of its junction with the Dublin-Blessington road and a point 1,600 yards north-west of the said junction.

FOURTH SCHEDULE

Roads in respect of which a special speed limit of 50 m.p.h. is prescribed.

1. The following roads at Clondalkin:—

(a) The Boot Road for a distance of 25 yards from its junction with the Naas Road dual carriageway.

(b) The Naas Road dual carriageway between a point 275 yards south-west of Newlands Cross and a point 240 yards south-west of its junction with Boot Road.

2. The following road in the County Borough of Dublin:—

James Larkin Road between a point 200 yards north-east of its junction with Watermill Road and its junction with the Howth Road.

3. The following road at Loughlinstown:—

The Dublin-Bray road between a point 1,100 yards south-east of its junction with Johnstown Road, Cabinteely, and a point 340 yards south of its junction with the Commons Road, Loughlinstown.

4. The following road at Santry-Swords:—

The Dublin-Swords road between a point 1,100 yards north-east of its junction with Santry Avenue and a point 300 yards south of its junction with Nevinstown Lane.

FIFTH SCHEDULE

Road in respect of which a special speed limit of 60 m.p.h. is prescribed.

The following road in the County of Dublin:—

The Naas Road dual carriageway between a point 240 yards south-west of its junction with the Boot Road and the boundary of the counties of Dublin and Kildare.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Local Government

this 11th day of May, 1970.

ROBERT MOLLOY,

Aire Rialtais Áitiúil.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations replace the Road Traffic (Speed Limits) (County Borough of Dublin and County of Dublin) Regulations, 1967 ( S.I. No. 93 of 1967 ) and the Road Traffic (Speed Limits) (County Borough of Dublin and County of Dublin) (Amendment) Regulations, 1967 ( S.I. No. 225 of 1967 ) and alter the speed limits applicable to certain roads in these areas (including the Borough of Dún Laoghaire).

The Regulations exclude the public roads mentioned in the First Schedule from the scope of the built-up area speed limit of 30 m.p.h. prescribed by section 45 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961 thus enabling special speed limits, e.g., 40 m.p.h. or 50 m.p.h., to be applied to these roads. Public roads to which special speed limits apply are specified in the Third, Fourth and Fifth Schedules.

The Regulations declare that the roads mentioned in the Second Schedule, which would otherwise be outside the scope of the built-up area speed limit of 30 m.p.h., shall be subject to that limit.

The Regulations prescribe a speed limit of 40 m.p.h. in respect of the public roads mentioned in the Third Schedule, a speed limit of 50 m.p.h. in respect of the public roads mentioned in the Fourth Schedule and a speed limit of 60 m.p.h. in respect of the public road mentioned in the Fifth Schedule for all mechanically propelled vehicles.

Ambulances, fire brigade vehicles and Garda Síochána vehicles while being used in the course of duty are excepted from all speed limits by the Regulations.