S.I. No. 45/1983 - Road Traffic (Speed Limits) (County of Wexford) Regulations, 1983.


S.I. No. 45 of 1983.

ROAD TRAFFIC (SPEED LIMITS) (COUNTY OF WEXFORD) REGULATIONS, 1983.

The Minister for the Environment in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 5 and 45 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961 (No. 24 of 1961) and section 46 of the said Act as amended 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 of Wexford) Regulations, 1983.

2 Commencement

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 7th day of March, 1983.

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 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 limit

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

6 Exceptions

6. There shall be excepted from the special speed limit 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 of Wexford) Regulations, 1977 ( S.I. No. 238 of 1977 ) 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 Urban District of Enniscorthy:—

( a ) The Esmonde Road between its southernmost intersection by the urban district boundary and a point 23 metres from its junction with the Spring Valley Road.

( b ) The New Ross Road between the urban district boundary and a point 182 metres north of Arnold's Cross.

2. The following roads in the town of Gorey:—

( a ) The Leatherfactory Road, The Mill Road.

( b ) The Enniscorthy Road for a distance of 300 metres from the town boundary.

( c ) The Coach Road between the town boundary and a point 46 metres north of its junction with the Clonattin Road.

( d ) The Courtown Road between the town boundary and a point 46 metres north of its junction with the Mill Road.

3. The following roads in the Urban District of New Ross:—

( a ) The Chilcomb Road, Lovers Lane, The Ballylane Road.

( b ) The Schoolhouse Road for a distance of 130 metres from its junction with the Chilcomb Road.

( c ) Rosbercon Hill for a distance of 25 metres from the urban district boundary.

( d ) The Enniscorthy or Cherry's Road for a distance of 420 metres from the urban district boundary.

( e ) Bosheen Na Slan between the urban district boundary and a point 140 metres south of its junction with Irishtown.

( f ) The road continuing eastwards from Wexford Street between the urban district boundary and a point 180 metres west of the junction of the said road with the Ballylane Road.

( g ) The Wexford Road for a distance of 215 metres from the urban district boundary.

( h ) Henry Street for a distance of 230 metres from the urban district boundary.

( i ) The Waterford Road for a distance of 295 metres from the urban district boundary.

4. The following roads in the Borough of Wexford:—

( a ) The Redmond or New Road for a distance of 539 metres from the borough boundary.

( b ) The Mulgannon Road where the said road is a perimeter 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 roads at Ballaghkeen:—

( a ) The Enniscorthy-Castle Ellis road between a point 500 metres north-west of its junction with the Ballymurn Road and a point 80 metres north-east of the said junction.

( b ) The Ballymurn Road for a distance of 70 metres from its junction with the Enniscorthy-Castle Ellis road.

2. The following roads at Ballycanew:—

( a ) The Ballycanew Housing Estate Road.

( b ) Ballycanew Street and its continuation as the Gorey Road between its junction with the Wexford Road and a point 5 metres north of its junction with the Ballycanew Housing Estate Road.

( c ) The Coolock Road for a distance of 192 metres from its junction with Ballycanew Street.

( d ) The Wexford Road for a distance of 23 metres from its junction with the Tomgar or Ballymore Road.

( e ) The Tomgar or Ballymore Road for a distance of 23 metres from its junction with the Wexford Road.

3. The following road at Ballycullane:—

The Kinnagh-Boley (Main Street) road for a distance of 920 metres north-west of its junction with the Taylorstown Road.

4. The following roads at Ballygarrett Village:—

( a ) The Courtown-Kilmuckridge road between a point 480 metres north of its junction with the Cahore Road and a point 235 metres south of the said junction.

( b ) The Cahore Road for a distance of 60 metres from its junction with the Courtown-Kilmuckridge road.

( c ) The road leading to Bruce crossroads for a distance of 50 metres from its junction with the Courtown-Kilmuckridge road.

5. The following roads at Ballymurn:—

( a ) The Enniscorthy-Curracloe road between a point 45 metres north-west of its junction with the Oylegate Road and a point 416 metres south-east of the said junction.

( b ) The Ballina Upper Road for a distance of 150 metres from its junction with the Enniscorthy-Curracloe road.

( c ) The Oylegate Road for a distance of 85 metres from its junction with the Enniscorthy-Curracloe road.

6. The following roads at Blackwater:—

( a ) The Wexford-Gorey (Coast) road between a point 90 metres north-east of its junction with the Beach Road and a point 340 metres south-west of its junction with the Enniscorthy Road.

( b ) The Enniscorthy Road for a distance of 385 metres from its junction with the Wexford -Gorey (Coast) road.

( c ) The Beach Road for a distance of 100 metres from its junction with the Wexford -Gorey (Coast) road.

( d ) Inch Lane for a distance of 155 metres from its junction with the Wexford -Gorey (Coast) road.

7. The following road at Bree:—

The Knocknagross-Clough road between a point 270 metres north-east of its junction with the Sparrowsland Road and a point 240 metres south of the said junction.

8. The following roads at Bridgetown:—

( a ) The Rosslare-Wellingtonbridge road between a point 275 metres west of its junction with the Wexford Road and a point 445 metres east of its junction with the Kilmore Road.

( b ) The Wexford Road for a distance of 225 metres from its junction with the Rosslare-Wellingtonbridge road.

( c ) The Mulranking Road for a distance of 95 metres from its junction with the Rosslare-Wellingtonbridge road.

( d ) The Kilmore Road between its junction with the Rosslare-Wellingtonbridge road and a point 250 metres south-east of its junction with the Ballycross Road.

( e ) The Ballycross Road for a distance of 100 metres from its junction with the Kilmore Road.

( f ) Lakeland Housing Estate Roads.

9. The following roads at Bunclody:—

( a ) Chapel Lane, The Mall, Market Square, St. Mary's Villas.

( b ) Ryland Street and its continuation as the Ryland Road for a distance of 238 metres from its junction with Irish Street.

( c ) Irish Street and its continuation as the New Ross or Kiltealy Road for a distance of 330 metres from its junction with Ryland Street.

( d ) Church Street and its continuation as the Mill Road for a distance of 690 metres from its junction with The Mall.

( e ) The Carrickduff Road between its junction with The Mall and the boundary between the counties of Wexford and Carlow at Clody Bridge.

( f ) The Carnew Road for a distance of 93 metres from its junction with Ryland Street.

( g ) Hospital Hill for a distance of 300 metres from its junction with the New Ross or Kiltealy Road.

10. The following roads at Campile:—

( a ) Campile Housing Estate Roads, Abbey View Road, St. James Villas Housing Estate Roads.

( b ) The Horeswood Road for a distance of 690 metres from its junction with the Dunmain Road.

( c ) The Fethard Road for a distance of 412 metres from its junction with the Dunmain Road.

( d ) The Dunmain Road for a distance of 156 metres from its junction with the Horeswood Road.

11. The following road at Carrig-on-Bannow:—

The Danescastle-Bannow road between a point 28 metres south of its junction with the Duncormick-Wellingtonbridge road and a point 485 metres north-east of the said junction.

12. The following roads at Castlebridge:—

( a ) The Crossabeg-Wexford road between a point 360 metres north-west of its junction with the Ballyboggan Road and a point 10 metres south of its junction with the Ardcolm Road.

( b ) The Ballyboggan Road for a distance of 210 metres from its junction with the Crossabeg-Wexford road.

( c ) Chapel Road for a distance of 155 metres from its junction with the Crossabeg-Wexford road.

( d ) The Gorey Road for a distance of 155 metres from its junction with the Crossabeg-Wexford road.

( e ) The Ardcolm Road for a distance of 55 metres from its junction with the Crossabeg-Wexford road.

13. The following roads at Clohamon:—

( a ) The Bunclody-Ferns road between a point 80 metres north-east of Ryland Cross and a point 300 metres south-east of its junction with the back road to Bunclody.

( b ) The back road to Bunclody for a distance of 160 metres from its junction with the Bunclody-Ferns road.

14. The following roads at Clongeen:—

( a ) The Church Road.

( b ) The Foulksmills-Ballylannon road between a point 25 metres south-east of its junction with the Loughnageer Road and a point 35 metres north-east of its junction with the Longraigue Road.

( c ) The Loughnageer Road for a distance of 220 metres from its junction with the Foulksmills-Ballylannon road.

( d ) The St. Aidan's Green Housing Estate Roads.

15. The following road at Clonegal:—

The Bunclody Road for a distance of 75 metres from the boundary between the counties of Carlow and Wexford at Clonegal Bridge.

16. The following roads at Courtown, Riverchapel and Ardamine:—

All roads in the area enclosed by a line commencing at the point on the eastern edge of the Borough Road where the said road terminates at the footbridge over the Owenavorragh River and drawn thence in straight lines successively to the following points:—

( a ) the seaward terminal point of the south pier, Courtown Harbour,

( b ) a point on the Ardamine Road 230 metres south-east of its junction with the Middletown Road,

( c ) a point on the Middletown Road 640 metres south-west of its junction with the Ardamine Road,

( d ) a point on the western edge of Red Row 275 metres north of its junction with the Ardamine Road,

( e ) a point on the Gorey Road 366 metres north-west of its junction with the Ardamine Road,

( f ) a point on the Levuka Road 183 metres north-west of its junction with the Gorey Road,

( g ) a point on the western edge of the Borough Road due east of the last-mentioned point,

and thence in a northerly direction along the said western edge of the Borough Road to the point where the said road terminates at the footbridge over the Owenavorragh River and from that point in a straight line to the commencement point on the eastern edge of the said road.

17. The following roads at Curracloe:—

( a ) The Fahy's Cross-Blackwater road between a point 195 metres west of its junction with the Coolrainey Road and a point 185 metres north-east of the said junction.

( b ) The Coolrainey Road for a distance of 250 metres from its junction with the Fahy's Cross-Blackwater road.

18. The following roads at Duncannon:—

( a ) The Fethard-Arthurstown road between a point 46 metres east of its junction with Strand Road and a point 75 metres north-west of its junction with Main Street.

( b ) Strand Road and its continuation to Duncannon Quay.

( c ) Main Street and its continuation to Duncannon Quay.

19. The following roads at Duncormick:—

( a ) The Bridgetown-Wellingtonbridge road between a point 105 metres east of its junction with the Kilmore Quay Road and a point 370 metres south-west of its junction with the Tullycanna Road.

( b ) The Tullycanna Road for a distance of 100 metres from its junction with the Bridgetown-Wellingtonbridge road.

( c ) The Kilmore Quay Road for a distance of 145 metres from its junction with the Bridgetown-Wellingtonbridge road.

20. The following roads adjacent to the Urban District of Enniscorthy:—

( a ) Drumgoold Villas Road.

( b ) Bellfield Road for a distance of 440 metres from the point where the boundary of the urban district of Enniscorthy intersects the southern side of the road.

( c ) The Ross Road for a distance of 55 metres from the boundary of the urban district of Enniscorthy.

( d ) The Salvill Road where the said road is a perimeter road.

( e ) The Esmonde Road for a distance of 23 metres from its junction with the Spring Valley Road.

( f ) The "Shannon" between the point where the urban district boundary of Enniscorthy intersects the northern side of the road and a point 80 metres west of its junction with the Aughnagally Road.

( g ) The Old Church or Rectory Road between the boundary of the urban district of Enniscorthy and a point 35 metres south-west of its junction with the Oulart Road.

( h ) The Oulart Road between the boundary of the urban district of Enniscorthy and a point 10 metres east of its junction with the Solsborough Road.

( i ) The part of the Spring Valley Road which lies outside the boundary of the urban district of Enniscorthy.

( j ) Munster Hill for a distance of 137 metres from the boundary of the urban district of Enniscorthy.

( k ) Nunnery Road for a distance of 110 metres from the boundary of the urban district of Enniscorthy.

( l ) The Moyne Road for a distance of 600 metres from its junction with Nunnery Road.

( m ) The Dublin Road for a distance of 120 metres from the boundary of the urban district of Enniscorthy.

21. The following roads at Ferns:—

All roads (other than the roads set out at reference 8 in the Third Schedule to these Regulations) enclosed by a line commencing at a point on the Gorey Road 366 metres north-east of its junction with Station Road and drawn thence in straight lines successively to the following points:—

( a ) a point on the Station Road 5 metres west of its junction with the Killoggy Road,

( b ) a point on the Enniscorthy Road 128 metres north-east of the Vee Cross,

( c ) a point on the road connecting the Vee Cross with the Bunclody Road 137 metres north-east of the Vee Cross,

( d ) a point on the Bunclody Road 512 metres west of its junction with the Enniscorthy Road,

( e ) a point on the Newtown Road 183 metres north-west of its junction with the Bunclody Road,

( f ) the northern terminal point of the road leading northwards from the Bunclody Road at the junction of the Bunclody Road with the Newtown Road,

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

22. The following roads at Fethard-on-Sea:—

( a ) The Main Street between a point 495 metres north-west of its junction with the Hook Road and a point 395 metres south-east of the said junction.

( b ) The Hook Road for a distance of 165 metres from its junction with the Main Street.

( c ) The Grange Strand Road for a distance of 95 metres from its junction with the Main Street.

23. The following road at Glenbrien:—

The Ballyroe Road between a point 60 metres west of its junction with the Enniscorthy-Ballymurn road and a point 365 metres west of the said junction.

24. The following roads adjacent to the town of Gorey:—

( a ) The Garden City Road.

( b ) The Clonattin Road where the said road is a perimeter road.

( c ) The Carnew Road for a distance of 460 metres from the boundary of the town of Gorey.

( d ) Knockina Road between its junction with the Arklow Road and a point 305 metres north-west of its junction with the Garden City Road.

( e ) The Arklow Road between the boundary of the town of Gorey and a point 138 metres north-east of its junction with the Coach Road.

( f ) Ramsfort Park Road for a distance of 570 metres from its junction with the Fort Road.

( g ) The Fort Road and its continuation as Creagh Road between its junction with Ramsfort Park Road and a point 275 metres north-west of the point where the boundary of the town of Gorey intersects the south-western side of the road.

( h ) Hollyfort Road for a distance of 20 metres from the boundary of the town of Gorey.

( i ) The Ballycanew Road for a distance of 350 metres from the boundary of the town of Gorey.

25. The following roads at Kilmore Village:—

( a ) The Wexford-Kilmore Quay road between a point 520 metres south-west of its junction with the Lannagh Road and a point 120 metres north-east of its junction with the Bridgetown Road.

( b ) The Lannagh Road for a distance of 85 metres from its junction with the Wexford-Kilmore Quay road.

( c ) The Bridgetown Road for a distance of 110 metres from its junction with the Wexford-Kilmore Quay road.

( d ) The Newtown Road for a distance of 85 metres from its junction with the Wexford-Kilmore Quay road.

26. The following roads at Kilmore Quay:—

( a ) The Kilmore Road for a distance of 830 metres from its junction with the Baldwinstown Road.

( b ) The Baldwinstown Road for a distance of 490 metres from its junction with the Kilmore Road.

27. The following roads at Kilmuckridge:—

( a ) The Courtown-Blackwater road between a point 405 metres north-east of the centre line of the bridge in Kilmuckridge to a point 735 metres south-west of the said centre line.

( b ) The Kilnamanagh Road for a distance of 230 metres from its junction with the Courtown-Blackwater road.

( c ) The Morriscastle Road for a distance of 95 metres from its junction with the Courtown-Blackwater road.

28. The following roads at Kiltealy:—

( a ) The Bunclody-New Ross road between a point 405 metres north-east of its junction with the Kilkenny Road and a point 150 metres south-west of the said junction.

( b ) The Kilkenny Road for a distance of 45 metres from its junction with the Bunclody-New Ross road.

( c ) The Enniscorthy Road for a distance of 340 metres from its junction with the Bunclody-New Ross road.

29. The following roads at Lady's Island:—

( a ) The Broadway-Carne road between a point 65 metres north of its junction with the Loch Tochair View Housing Estate Road and a point 425 metres south-east of the said junction.

( b ) The Loch Tochair View Housing Estate Roads.

30. The following roads at Murntown:—

( a ) The Wexford-Baldwinstown road between a point 55 metres north-east of the Five Crossroads junction and a point 795 metres south-west of the said junction.

( b ) The Staplestown Road for a distance of 50 metres from its junction with the Wexford-Baldwinstown road.

( c ) The Deerpark Road for a distance of 45 metres from the Five Crossroads junction.

( d ) The Hodgesmill Road for a distance of 55 metres from the Five Crossroads junction.

( e ) The Murntown Lower Road for a distance of 170 metres from the Five Crossroads junction.

( f ) St. Catherine's Housing Estate Roads, John Paul Park Housing Estate Roads.

31. The following roads adjacent to the Urban District of New Ross:—

( a ) Charlton Hill and its continuation as the Hospital Road for a distance of 495 metres from the boundary of the urban district of New Ross.

( b ) The Old Ross Road between the boundary of the urban district of New Ross and a point 5 metres south-west of the centre line of Maudlins Bridge.

32. The following roads at Oulart:—

( a ) The Enniscorthy-Kyle road between a point 245 metres west of its junction with the Kilnamanagh Road and a point 200 metres east of the said junction.

( b ) The Kilnamanagh Road for a distance of 540 metres from its junction with the Enniscorthy-Kyle road.

33. The following roads at Oylgate:—

( a ) The Wexford-Enniscorthy road between a point 192 metres south of its junction with the Ballymurn Road and a point 165 metres north of the said junction.

( b ) The Ballymurn Road for a distance of 256 metres from its junction with the Wexford-Enniscorthy road.

34. The following roads at Ramsgrange:—

( a ) The Wexford-Arthurstown road between a point 420 metres east of its junction with the road leading towards the cemetery and a point 265 metres west of the said junction.

( b ) The road leading towards the cemetery for a distance of 240 metres from its junction with the Wexford-Arthurstown road.

35. The following roads at Rosslare:—

( a ) Burmah Road, Grange Road, Railway Road.

( b ) The Wexford Road for a distance of 95 metres from its junction with Railway Road.

( c ) Strand Road and its continuation as the Backstrand Road.

36. The following roads at Rosslare Harbour:—

( a ) Failte Avenue, Colville Street, Goulding Street, Jameson Street, Ascal Ruan Housing Estate Road, Tuskamore Housing Estate Road, Greenore Park Housing Estate Roads.

( b ) The Ballygerry Road for a distance of 720 metres from its junction with the Wexford Road.

( c ) The Ballygillane Road for a distance of 800 metres from its junction with the Wexford Road.

( d ) Cawdor Street for a distance of 240 metres from its junction with the Ballygillane Road.

37. The following roads at Screen:—

( a ) The Enniscorthy-Curracloe road between a point 185 metres north of its junction with the Blackwater Road and a point 310 metres south of the said junction.

( b ) The Blackwater Road for a distance of 175 metres from its junction with the Enniscorthy-Curracloe road.

38. The following roads at Taghmon:—

( a ) Back or Stream Street, Joseph's Street, Castle Alley, Green Gardens, Main Street, Fair Green.

( b ) The Hillburn Road between its junction with Joseph's Street and a point 247 metres west of its junction with the Mulmontry Road.

( c ) The Wexford Road for a distance of 125 metres from its junction with Back Street.

( d ) The New Ross Road for a distance of 183 metres from its junction with Main Street.

( e ) The road connecting Main Street with Back Street.

( f ) Chapel Street and its continuation as the Brownscastle Road for a distance of 230 metres from the junction of Chapel Street with Back Street.

( g ) The Forest Road for a distance of 46 metres from its junction with the Brownscastle Road.

( h ) The Mulmontry Road for a distance of 247 metres from its junction with the Hillburn Road.

39. The following roads at Wellingtonbridge:—

( a ) Corrach Avenue Housing Estate Road.

( b ) The Wexford-Duncannon road between a point 235 metres north-west of its junction with the Bannow Road and a point 270 metres east of the said junction.

( c ) The Bannow Road for a distance of 290 metres from its junction with the Wexford-Duncannon road.

( d ) The Rosegarland Road for a distance of 190 metres from its junction with the Wexford-Duncannon road.

40. The following roads adjacent to the Borough of Wexford:—

( a ) The Whitemill Road, Avondale Drive Housing Estate roads, Pinewood Housing Estate roads, Bayview Housing Estate roads, Clonard Park Housing Estate roads.

( b ) The Spawell Road between the point where the boundary of the borough of Wexford intersects the southern side of the road and its junction with the Enniscorthy Road.

( c ) The Coolcots Road between its junction with the Belvedere Road and a point 350 metres south-west of the junction with the Meadowlands Road.

( d ) The Belvedere Road and its continuation southwards where the said road is a perimeter road.

( e ) The Clonard Road for a distance of 683 metres from its junction with the Belvedere Road.

( f ) The roads in the Ard Carmain Housing Estate.

( g ) The Dolphin Road where the said road is a perimeter road.

( h ) The Duncannon Line where the said road is a perimeter road.

( i ) The Whiterock Road where the said road is a perimeter road.

( j ) The Maudlinton or Rosslare Road for a distance of 20 metres from its junction with the Dolphin Road.

( k ) Droichead Charman and its continuation as the Ferrybank Road between the boundary of the borough of Wexford and a point 10 metres north of its junction with Tincone Lane.

( l ) Newtown Road for a distance of 230 metres from the boundary of the borough of Wexford.

( m ) Tincone Lane for a distance of 270 metres from its junction with the Ferrybank Road.

THIRD SCHEDULE

Roads in respect of which a special speed limit of 40 miles per hour is prescribed.

1. The following roads at Adamstown:—

( a ) The Clonroche-Newbawn road between a point 285 metres north-east of its junction with the Rathkyle Road and a point 445 metres south-west of the said junction.

( b ) The Rathkyle Road for a distance of 435 metres from its junction with the Clonroche-Newbawn road.

( c ) The Brocorow Road for a distance of 200 metres from its junction with the Clonroche-Newbawn road.

2. The following roads at Bunclody:—

( a ) Ryland Street and its continuation as the Ryland Road between a point 238 metres from its junction with Irish Street and a point 550 metres from the said junction.

( b ) The Kiltealy Road between a point 330 metres from its junction with Ryland Street and a point 897 metres from the said junction.

3. The following road at Caim:—

The Enniscorthy-Killann road between a point 20 metres east of its junction with the Kiltra-Drannagh road and a point 570 metres east of the said junction.

4. The following roads at Camolin:—

( a ) The Gorey-Ferns road between a point 138 metres north-east of its junction with the Newbridge Road or Limerick Lane and a point 110 metres south-west of its junction with Railway Road.

( b ) The Newbridge Road or Limerick Lane for a distance of 320 metres from its junction with the Gorey-Ferns road.

( c ) The Ballyduff Road for a distance of 92 metres from its junction with the Gorey-Ferns road.

( d ) Railway Road for a distance of 138 metres from its junction with the Gorey-Ferns road.

5. The following road at Castlebridge:—

The Crossabeg-Wexford road between a point 10 metres south of its junction with the Ardcolm Road and a point 365 metres south of the said junction.

6. The following roads at Clonroche:—

( a ) The New Ross-Enniscorthy road between a point 640 metres south-west of its junction with Chapel Road and a point 403 metres north-east of the said junction.

( b ) Chapel Road for a distance of 65 metres from its junction with the New Ross- Enniscorthy road.

( c ) The Ballywilliam or Cloughbawn Road for a distance of 46 metres from its junction with the New Ross-Enniscorthy road.

7. The following roads in and adjacent to the Urban District of Enniscorthy:—

( a ) The Dublin Road between a point 120 metres north-east of the boundary of the urban district of Enniscorthy and a point 1,620 metres north-east of its junction with Nunnery Road.

( b ) Nunnery Road between its junction with the Dublin Road and a point 110 metres north-east of the boundary of the urban district of Enniscorthy.

( c ) The Esmonde Road between a point 23 metres south of its junction with the Spring Valley Road and a point 285 metres west of its junction with the Ballycoursey More-Drumgoold road.

( d ) Bellfield Road and its continuation as the Kiltealy Road between a point 440 metres north-west of the point where the boundary of the urban district of Enniscorthy intersects the southern side of the road and its junction with the Milehouse-Marshalstown road.

8. The following roads at Ferns:—

( a ) The Gorey Road between a point 68 metres north-east of its junction with the Station Road and a point 366 metres north-east of the said junction.

( b ) The Enniscorthy Road between a point 128 metres north-east of the Vee Cross and a point 22 metres south-west of its junction with the Bunclody Road.

9. The following road at Foulksmills:—

The Main Taghmon-Ballincholla road between a point 20 metres west of the centre line of Foulksmills Bridge and a point 45 metres west of its junction with the Clongeen Road.

10. The following roads in and adjacent to the town of Gorey:—

( a ) The Enniscorthy Road for a distance of 300 metres north-east of the boundary of the town of Gorey.

( b ) The Arklow Road between a point 138 metres north-east of its junction with the Coach Road and a point 230 metres north-east of the said junction.

( c ) The Coach Road between its junction with the Arklow Road and a point 46 metres north of its junction with the Clonattin Road.

( d ) The Ballycanew Road between a point 350 metres south-east of the boundary of the town of Gorey and a point 520 metres south-east of the said boundary.

( e ) The Leatherfactory Road for a distance of 95 metres from its junction with the Enniscorthy Road.

( f ) The Clonattin Road for a distance of 825 metres north-east of the point where the boundary of the town of Gorey intersects the northern side of the road.

11. The following roads at Kilrane:—

( a ) The Wexford-Rosslare Harbour road between a point 220 metres north-west of its junction with Our Lady's Island Road and its junction with the Car Ferry Terminal Road at Rosslare Harbour.

( b ) Our Lady's Island Road for a distance of 75 metres from its junction with the Rosslare Harbour Road.

( c ) Kilrane Station Road for a distance of 75 metres from its junction with the Rosslare Harbour Road.

( d ) St. Helen's Road for a distance of 155 metres from its junction with the Rosslare Harbour Road.

12. The following roads in and adjacent to the Urban District of New Ross:—

( a ) The Enniscorthy or Cherry's Road between the boundary of the urban district of New Ross and a point 420 metres south-west of the said boundary.

( b ) The New Ross Relief Road between the boundary of the urban district of New Ross and a point 645 metres north of its junction (at Barrettspark) with the road leading to Bawnmore.

( c ) The Wexford Road between a point 215 metres north of the boundary of the urban district of New Ross and a point 110 metres south of the said boundary.

( d ) The Waterford Road for a distance of 295 metres north-eastwards from the boundary of the urban district of New Ross.

13. The following roads at Rathnure:—

( a ) The Kiltealy-New Ross road between a point 340 metres north-east of its junction with Rathnure Lane and a point 110 metres south-west of the said junction.

( b ) Rathnure Lane for a distance of 300 metres from its junction with the Kiltealy-New Ross road.

14. The following roads at Saltmills:—

( a ) The Gorteens-Tintern road between a point 170 metres north-east of its junction with the Ballygarrett Road and a point 400 metres south-west of the said junction.

( b ) The Ballygarrett Road for a distance of 475 metres from its junction with the Gorteens-Tintern road.

15. The following road at Tomnalossett, Enniscorthy:—

The Enniscorthy-Ballygillistown road for a distance of 1,110 metres south of its junction with the Enniscorthy-Bree road.

16. The following roads in and adjacent to the Borough of Wexford:—

( a ) The Crosstown Road.

( b ) The Newtown Road between a point 230 metres west of the boundary of the borough of Wexford and a point 685 metres west of the said boundary.

( c ) The Redmond or New Road and its continuation as the Enniscorthy Road between a point 539 metres south-east of the boundary of the borough of Wexford and a point 525 metres north-west of the said boundary.

( d ) The Maudlinton or Rosslare Road between a point 20 metres south of its junction with the Dolphin Road and a point 385 metres south of the said junction.

( e ) The Duncannon Line between the point where the boundary of the borough of Wexford intersects the northern side of the road and a point 75 metres south-west of its junction with the Whitemill Road.

( f ) The Clonard Road between a point 1,000 metres west of its junction with the Belvedere Road and a point 683 metres west of the said junction.

( g ) The Ferrybank Road and its continuation as the Castlebridge Road between a point 10 metres north of its junction with Tincone Lane and a point 40 metres north-east of its junction with the Crosstown Road.

( h ) The road connecting the Crosstown Road with the Ferrybank Road.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment this

24th day of February, 1983.

DICK SPRING,

Minister for the Environment.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations replace the Road Traffic (Speed Limits) (County of Wexford) Regulations, 1977 ( S.I. No. 238 of 1977 ) and alter the speed limits applicable to certain roads in this area.

The Regulations exclude the public roads mentioned in the First Schedule from the scope of the built-up area speed limit prescribed by section 45 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961 , and declare the public roads mentioned in the Second Schedule to be subject to that speed limit.

The Regulations also prescribe a speed limit of 40 miles per hour in respect of the public roads mentioned in the Third Schedule.

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.