Title: CORK COUNTY COUNCIL NORTHERN DIVISION Information Evening ROADS
1CORK COUNTY COUNCILNORTHERN DIVISIONInformation
EveningROADS LOCAL SERVICESAidan
Weir,Senior Engineer
Topics General Overview
Classification of Roads Sources of Funding Road
Improvements Work Methods Area Offices
2- CLASSIFICATION OF ROADS
- Section 10 Roads Act 1993
- NATIONAL - National Primary
National Secondary - NON-NATIONAL - Regional and Local (Primary,
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Secondary
Tertiary)
3Public Road Network
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5RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF ROADS -
SECTION 13 ROADS ACT, 1993
- County Council responsible for all National and
Regional Roads including those within Town
Council Administrative Areas. - County Council responsible for all Local Roads
except Town Council Areas Mallow Fermoy. - County Council contributes funding to Town
Councils for street cleaning on National and
Regional Roads in the Mallow and Fermoy T.C.
areas.
6- NATIONAL ROADS
- 6 of Road Network
- 35 of Traffic
- North Cork National Primary - 80km (50 miles)
- N8 - Cork - Dublin
- N20 Cork - Limerick
- North Cork National Secondary - 120km (75 miles)
- N72 Rathmore-Mallow-Fermoy-Tallow
- N73 Mallow - Mitchelstown
7NATIONAL ROADS FUNDING FOR MAINTENANCE MINOR
WORKS
- National Roads Authority provide 100 of
funding for the maintenance (except public
lighting maintenance) and improvement of
National Roads. - Works classified as Minor include
- Pavement Overlays e.g. Fermoy - Tallow
Resurfacing - Mourneabbey Rathduff Retrofit 21 Scheme
- Realignment at Ballynoe, Kildorrery
8National Primary Major Schemes
- N8 - Cork - Dublin
- Fermoy By Pass
- Mitchelstown Western Relief Road
- Mitchelstown Eastern By Pass
- N20 - Cork - Limerick
- Mallow to Croom Route (in Planning)
9National Secondary Major Schemes
N72 Mallow Northern Relief Road - (commencing
in 2006, hopefully)
10Further Classification of Local Roads
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12- NON NATIONAL ROADS FUNDING
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- GENERAL MAINTENANCE
- Combination of Councils own funds (85 approx)
and Department of the Environment Heritage and
Local Government (15 approx.) - RESURFACING SURFACE DRESSING
- Grants provided by Department of the
Environment Heritage and Local Government
13- SPECIFIC IMPROVEMENT GRANTS FOR NON-NATIONAL
ROADS - E.U. Co financed and approved by DOEHLG
- Must be able to contribute to the National
Spatial Strategy and to demonstrate an economic
return on the work to various sectors i.e.
Industry, Agriculture/Rural Development,
Forestry, Tourism or Fisheries - Schemes Ongoing in the Mallow Fermoy Electoral
Areas are - 1. Duntahane Relief road, Fermoy
- 2. Investigation for new bridge at Ballaghaderg,
Mitchelstown - 3. Improvements to Dromahane Bweeng, Road
- 4. New Scheme for Twopothouse Doneraile Road
14- SCHEMES FOR MINOR RURAL ROADS
- Community Involvement Scheme
- For resurfacing minor County Council Roads which
would be carrying low volumes of traffic
usually cul de sac roads - A local contribution of 25 of the est. cost
is required - Administered by Local Area Office
- Local Improvement Scheme
- For resurfacing minor Non - Council (Private)
Roads which serve at least two active farm
holdings again, usually cul de sac roads - A local contribution of 10 of the estimated
cost is required for schemes costing less than
25,393 - A local contribution of 15 of the estimated
cost is required for schemes costing more than
25,393
15- WORK METHODS
- Maintenance
- All Maintenance Works undertaken by Council staff
except - Road Markings
- Weed Spraying
- Hedge / Verge cutting
- Hedge Cutting is the responsibility of the
landowner. Council carries out a limited
programme on approaches to villages and verge
trimming on National roads -
16OTHER WORKS
- Area engineer in charge of all works in area
- Bituminous overlays by contract
- Non bituminous overlays by own staff
- Surface dressing by own staff
- Routine craft work by own staff
17- COUNTY COUNCIL AREA OFFICES
- Mallow
- Fermoy
- Mitchelstown
- Charleville
- TOWN COUNCIL OFFICES
- Fermoy
- Mallow
18- COUNTY COUNCIL AREA OFFICES
- STAFFING
- Senior Executive Engineer
- Executive Engineer
- District Supervisor
- Two Clerical Staff
19- AREA OFFICES
- - The most important local point of contact for
communities - - Services provided through Area Offices include
- Road resurfacing repair
- Maintenance of water sewerage services
- Planning reports advice re roads services
issues - Payments of fines
- Housing Grant Reports Housing Maintenance
- Footpath repairs replacement
- Liaison with Community Groups
- Forms for all services
20- DIVISIONAL OFFICES
- - Services provided through Divisional Offices,
annabella, Mallow - Divisional Administration
- Housing Administratioon Estate Management
- Refuse Collection Service
- Recycling facilities
- Amenity Grants / Playgrounds etc
- Group Water Schemes Well Grants
- Design of Roads Water Services
- Financial Control
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22Road Strengthening near Nazareth House, Dromahane
- 2003
23Tarring at Templemary, Buttevant - 2003
24Tar Patching at Dromore Hill - 2003
25ROSCO Patcher working at Freemount - 2003
26The End of the Road