The members of Cork County Council this week voted to introduce Bye-Laws which will apply a 30km per hour special speed limit in a number of housing estates throughout the County.
These by-laws will come into effect on the 28th day of September 2015. Commenting on the implementation of the new Special Speed Limits, the Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr. John Paul O’ Shea said “This initiative, which is being implemented nationwide in all local authorities on a pilot basis arises from a circular issued by the Minister for Transport Pascal Donoghue, TD, in late 2014 responding to a public call for lower speed limits in housing estates throughout the country. This is another example of the commitment that this Council has made to ensuring that Cork County is a safe place to live”.
The speed limits will be implemented in the following areas across all eight Municipal Districts throughout County Cork:
Ballincollig/Carrigaline Municipal District
Ballincollig
- Innishmore Estate Road
- Community Drive Road
- Classis Lake Road
Crosshaven
- Brightwaters/Drakes Point Estate
Carrigaline
- Mount Rivers Estate Road
- Owenabue Heights Estate Road
- Glenwood Estate Road
- Waterpark Estate Road
- Waterpark/Cedarwood Road
- Waterpark/Bridgemount Road
Douglas
- Shamrock Lawn Estate Road
Bandon/Kinsale Municipal District
Bandon
- Clancool Terrace Road
Kinsale
- Eltin’s Wood Estate
Belgooly
- The Meadows Estate Road
Blarney/ Macroom Municipal District
Blarney
- Ard Dara Estate Road
Macroom
- Ard na Greine Estate Road
Tower
- Gleann na Rí Estate Road
- River View Estate
- Newtownshandrum
- Highfield Estate Road
Cobh Municipal District
Carrigtwohill
- Fotarock Estate Road
Cobh
- Rushbrooke Manor
Carrignavar
- Knockaneag Road
Glanmire
- Springmount Estate Road
- St. Joseph’s/Marble Park Estate Road
East Cork Municipal District
Youghal
- Dun Coran Estate Road
Castlemartyr
- The Maples Estate Road
- The Willows Estate
Cloyne
- Cloyne Meadows Estate Road
Midleton
- Lauriston Estate Road
- The Cotswolds Estate Road
Fermoy Municipal District
Charleville
- Batt Donnegan Place
- Hillview Drive
Fermoy
- Greenhill Estate Road
- St. Bernard’s Estate Road
Mitchelstown
- Abbey Farm Estate Road
Watergrasshill
- Ard Cashel Estate Road
Kanturk/Mallow Municipal District
Kanturk
- St. Theresa’s Place
- Dr. Pat O’Callaghan Park
Mallow
- Gouldshill Estate Road
Banteer
- Radharc an Fhiolair Estate Road
Millstreet
- Drishane View Estate Road
West Cork Municipal District
Dunmanway
- Coill Barra Estate Road
Skibbereen
- The Mills
- Cois Caol
- Hawthorns Estate
Clonakilty
- Parkview Estate Road
- Tawnies (St. Pauls Close)
- Assumption Place
Courtmacsherry
- Ard na Greine
Bantry Town
- Reenrour Estate
The Mayor added, “I very much support this initiative and I believe strongly it will improve safety for pedestrians, cyclists and children within these estates. If this proposed 30KM/H speed limit is a success, further estates can follow suit in future years”. The onlyexemptions from the Special Speed Limit prescribed in these Bye-Laws are ambulances, fire brigade vehicles, and vehicles used by members of the Garda Síochána in the performance of their duties.
A council spokesperson said that “the Council is pleased that the members had voted for the new bye-laws in a prompt fashion. Public safety is of paramount importance to the Council and this is another forward step to ensuring our children can enjoy a safer environment”.
