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S.I. No. 32/1988 - Road Traffic (Bollards and Ramps) Regulations, 1988.
Table of Provisions (8)
Statutory Text (8 Articles)
1. Ramps shall be provided in the following manner:—
(1) There shall be a distance of at least 20 metres and not more than 200 metres between any two ramps on any roadway.
(2) Where a road has a gradient of more than 10 degrees, a ramp shall not be provided within 30 metres of the top of the gradient and the distance between any two ramps on the gradient shall not be greater than 70 metres.
(3) There shall be not less than two ramps on any roadway.
2. Where ramps are provided, they shall not be positioned—
(
a
) so as to obstruct an entrance for vehicles to premises or land adjoining the road,
(
b
) on or within 30 metres of a pedestrian crossing,
(
c
) at or within 30 metres of a location on a roadway where a school warden operates,
(
d
) on or within 30 metres of a bridge, tunnel, culvert or other structure over which the roadway passes,
(
e
) under or within 30 metres of a structure over the roadway any part of which is 6.5 metres or less above the roadway,
(
f
) at or within 8 metres of a junction or a 45° bend with an inner kerb radius of less than 50 metres,
(
g
) within 200 metres of a traffic sign number 202 authorised by the Regulations of 1962 on the same road,
(
h
) within 30 metres of a railway level crossing.
3. A ramp shall only be provided where its centre is within 5 metres of a street light.
4. Ramps shall not be provided on a roadway where the road concerned is—
(
a
) a road in respect of which a speed limit exceeding 30 miles per hour applies,
(
b
) a national road,
(
c
) a dual carriageway, or
(
d
) a road on which an omnibus service operates.
5. Each ramp shall—
(
a
) be constructed of hot rolled asphalt,
(
b
) extend across the width of the roadway between channels,
(
c
) be 3.7 metres in length in the direction of the roadway,
(
d
) have a maximum height at the centre above the road surface of 10 centimetres,
(
e
) be properly secured so as to prevent movement, and
(
f
) be painted with reflectorised white paint.
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the
Environment this 2nd day of March, 1988.
PADRAIG FLYNN,
Minister for the Environment.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The regulations prescribe the procedure to be followed by road authorities in publishing proposals and decisions regarding the provision or removal of bollards or ramps. The schedules to the regulations lay down requirements which road authorities must comply with in relation to the construction, design and positioning of bollards and ramps. The regulations also specify classes of roads where bollards and ramps cannot be provided.
6. Bollards shall not be provided on a roadway where the road concerned is
(
a
) a road in respect of which a speed limit exceeding 30 miles per hour applies,
(
b
) a national road,
(
c
) a dual carriageway, or
(
d
) a road on which an omnibus service operates.
7. Bollards shall be constructed in accordance with the following standards:—
(1) Bollards shall be of polyvinyl chloride tubing, filled with mass concrete.
(2) Each bollard shall be tubular in shape and have a minimum diameter of not less than 15 centimetres.
(3) The height above the roadway or footway of each bollard shall be not less than 1 metre.
(4) The visible portion of each bollard shall consist of five equal sections displaying on the base, centre and top sections a reflectorised yellow colour and on the remaining two sections the colour black.
SECOND SCHEDULE
Requirements in relation to the provision of ramps
S.I. No. 32 of 1988.
ROAD TRAFFIC (BOLLARDS AND RAMPS) REGULATIONS, 1988.
The Minister for the Environment in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 5 and 101 A (inserted by
section 9
of the
Dublin Transport Authority (Dissolution) Act, 1987
(No. 34 of 1987)) of the
Road Traffic Act, 1961
(No. 24 of 1961) hereby makes the following Regulations:—