Galway City Council Roads

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Galway City CouncilRoads Transportation
Programme 2008
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Roads Transportation Programme 2008

• General
• Sources Of Funding
• Programmed Schedule of Works

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Roads Transportation Programme 2008

• Summary of Funding
• National Roads Authority 916,000
• Dept. of Transport 4,140,000
• City Council, Revenue 6,517,525
• (Incl. Capital Funding of 500,000)
• Total Funding 11,573,525

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Roads Transportation Programme 2008

• General
• Total Road Network 238Km
  (149 Miles)
• National Primary Secondary 19Km
• Major Urban ( Regional Routes) 36Km
• Minor Urban Roads 183Km

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Roads Transportation Programme 2008
National Routes

• Maintenance Allocations
• National Primary Secondary 511,000
• Includes contributions for Public Lighting,
  Bridge Maintenance,
• Traffic Management Maintenance and Winter
  Maintenance.

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Roads Transportation Programme 2008

• National Primary Secondary Pavement Works
• N 6 Overlay Scheme 300,000
• From N59 Junction _at_ Traffic Lights to
  Browne Roundabout
• Works programmed May-June 08
• N 84 Ballindooley Jn. Improvement Scheme
  100,000
• Works Programmed June- Oct. 08
• Total National Roads Authority Improvements
  400,000
• Allocation for 2008
• All works on National Roads , Maintenance and
  Improvements are 100 funded by the N.R.A.

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Roads Transportation Programme 2008
Non - National Roads

• Funding Sources Dept. of Transport
  City Council - Revenue
• Categories of Work Maintenance
• Improvements

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Roads Transportation Programme 2008

• Non - National Roads Contd. Revenue Funding
• Major Urban Roads Maintenance part
• funded by City Council Revenue
• funding to the sum of 250,000
• Minor Urban Roads Maintenance part
• funded by City Council Revenue
• funding to the sum of 739,000

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Roads Transportation Programme 2008
Non - National Roads

• Revenue Funding for Maintenance 989,000
• Dept. of Transport Funding
• Special Block Grant 689,000
• Block Grant 546,000
• Low Cost Safety Improvements 70,000
• Strategic Regional Local Road Grant
  500,000
• Specific Improvement Grant
  1,000,000
• Regional Traffic Mgt. Grant 475,000
• Training Grant (Outdoor Staff ) 25,000
• Total Allocation 3,305,000

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Roads Transportation Programme 2008Non -
National Roads Contd. D.o.T. Funding

• Special Block Grant funding of 689,000
  allocated between
• (1) Grattan Road Surfacing
  Between Fr. Burke rd. Junction
• Seapoint Promenade Junction
  
• Works Scheduled May - June 2008
• (2) Monivea Rd. Surfacing
• Monivea Road from Ballybane Rd
• to Joyces Rd.
• Works Scheduled May - June 2008
• (3) Bothar na Mine Surfacing
• Between Tuam Road and Ballybane Road
• Works Scheduled May - June 2008

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Roads Transportation Programme 2008Non
National Roads Contd. D.o.T. Funding

• Block Grant funding of 546,000 allocated to
• (1) Major Minor Urban Road Mtce.
  452,000
• (3) Wellpark Grove ( Contribution to wall at
  entrance) 45,000
• (4) Traffic Mgt. Upkeep (Major Minor Urban
  Rds.) 49,000
• (Traffic Signals, Lighted Bollards)

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Roads Transportation Programme 2008Non
National Roads Contd. D.o.T. Funding

• Low Cost Safety Improvement Schemes
• Anti Skid Surfacings 50,000
• Pedestrian guardrails at schools 20,000

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Roads Transportation Programme 2008 Non -
National Roads Contd. D.o.T. Funding

• Strategic Regional Local Road Grant
  500,000
• This allocation for the Seamus Quirke Road Scheme
• from the Dept. Of Transport( D.o.T), will be
  added to
• further funding , ( 200,000), from the
  Regional Bus
• Priority Schemes (D.o.T.), and 200,000
  funding from
• the City Council to allow the scheme to
  proceed to
• tender and commence construction in 2008 with
  
• completion being scheduled for 2009.

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Roads Transportation Programme 2008 Non -
National Roads Contd. D.o.T. Funding

• Specific Improvement Grant 1.0m
• (1) Doughiska Road Improvement Scheme 700,000
• (2) Wolfe Tone Bridge Repairs 300,000

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Roads Transportation Programme 2008 Non -
National Roads Contd. D.o.T. Funding

• Regional Traffic Management Grant
• Allocation of 475,000 allocated as follows
• Junction Improvements at
• (a) Monivea Rd. / Castle Park junction
• Works Scheduled Sept - Oct. 2008
• (b) Bothar Stiofan/Rahoon Road junction
• Works Scheduled June - August 2008
  90,000
• (c) Contribution to junction improvements at
• Ballymoneen Road/Barna Road Junction
  150,000
• Works Scheduled June Oct. 2008

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Roads Transportation Programme 2008 Non -
National Roads Contd. D.o.T. Funding

• Regional Traffic Management Grant contd .
• Provide Pedestrian Traffic Signals at
• Dr. Mannix Rd. Dublin Rd. 70,000
• Works Scheduled Aug. Oct. 2008
• Traffic Calming at Shantalla ,Claddagh
• Renmore . 95,000
• Works Scheduled June - August 2008
• Provision of Dished Kerbs Tactile Paving
  70,000
• Works Scheduled June - August 2008

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Roads Transportation Programme 2008 Non -
National Roads Contd. Revenue Funding

• Revenue Funding of 3,728,525 for Road
• Improvements and Traffic Management facilities
  
• allocated as follows
• Major Urban Road Footpath Improvements
  1,015,000
• Works Scheduled Feb -Nov. 2008
• Minor Urban Road Footpath Improvements
  1,454,000
• Works Scheduled Feb -Nov. 2008
• Traffic Mgt. Facilities Maintenance
  Improvements 1,259,525
• Works on-going throughout the year

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Roads Transportation Programme 2008

• Major Urban Road Improvements
• Works Budget Schedule
• Surface dressing
  155,000 May- Sept 08
• Bothar na mBan/Prospect Hill Jn
  20,000 May-June 08
• Wellpark Grove Entrance
  25,000 Apr. 08
• ( 45,000 from Block Grant)
• Bothar Stiofan 80,000 May 08

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Roads Transportation Programme 2008

• Major Urban Road Improvements Contd
• Works Budget Schedule
• Walter Macken Rd. Surfacing 50,000
  May- Sept 08
• Shangort Rd. / Ballymoneen Rd 100,000
  May-June 08
• Cloonacauneen Road 40,000 Sept.- Oct.
  08
• Bollards Fixed Type 30,000 May 08
• Ballymoneen Rd./Barna Rd. Jn. 200,000
  Sept.-Nov.08
• ( In addition to 150,000 in Reg. Traff. Mgt.
  Grants)

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Roads Transportation Programme 2008

• Major Urban Footpath Improvements
• Revenue Funding.
• Works Budget Schedule
• Assess for Disabled 50,000 May- Oct. 08
• Wolf Tone Bridge Parapets 25,000 May-June
  08
• Upper Salthill Footpaths 25,000 April 08
• Inner City Footpaths 75,000 Sept
  08
• (Forster St., Cross St., Eyre St.)
  
  
  
• Urgent Footpath Repairs 50,000 Feb - Oct 08
• Dangan Heights 20,000 April-May 08
• Path at Bushypark Lawn 50,000 May 08
• Ballymoneen Rd. Paths 10,000 April-May 08
• Oaklands Footpaths 10,000 May 08

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Roads Transportation Programme 2008

• Minor Urban Road Improvements
• Works Budget Schedule
• 1) Surface Dressing 100,000 May- Sept 08
• 2) Sandy Road Depot 25,000 May 08
• 3) Menlo / Monument Rd. Jn 50,000 May Sept
  08
• 4) Children at Play signs 20,000 April May
  08
• 5) Ballymoneen Road (South of R/A) 80,000 May
  June 08
• 6) Ballalley Lane Surfacing 30,000 Sept.-Oct.
  08
• 7) Lurgan Park Surfacing 30,000 May 08
• 8) Thin Layer Surfacing 90 ,000 April -
  Sept 08

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Roads Transportation Programme 2008

• Minor Urban Road Improvements Contd
• Works Budget Schedule
• 9) Street Nameplates 25,000 June 08
• 10) Ardmore / Taylors Hill( Wall) 20,000 Oct.
  08
• 11) Riverside Estate 10,000 May-Sept 08
• (Surfacing Ancillary Works )
• 12)Improvements at Murrough 25,000 Jan-Feb
  08
• and Ballyloughane
• 13) Threadneedle Rd. Surface Drainage
  50,000 May 08
• 14) Coolagh Rd. at Crestwood
  370,000 May-Oct 08
• 15) Ballybrit High Road Improv. 100,000 Mar-Jun
  e 08
• 16)Taking in Charge- Unfinished Estates
  70,000 JuneNov.08
• 17) Lakeshore Drive Surfacing 30,000 May-June
  08

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Roads Transportation Programme 2008

• Minor Urban Footpath Improvements
• Works Budget Schedule
• 1) Renmore Park/Lakeshore Dr. 25,000 Sept
  08
• 2) Shantalla /Costello Rd 15,000 May 07
• 3) Mervue/Michael Collins Rd. 15,000 Apri-May
  08
• 4) Claddagh 15,000 Sept . 08
• 5) Urgent Footpath Maintenance 35,000 Feb. -
  Oct 08
• 6) Assess for Disabled 40,000 April - Oct
  08
• 7) St. Brendans Ave. 25,000
  Feb 08
• 8) Dalysford Road 15,000 April-May 08
• 9) Dr. Mannix Road 12,000 Sept - Oct 08
• 10)Tirellan Heights 15,000 Sept. 08

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Roads Transportation Programme 2008

• Minor Urban Footpath Improvements Contd.
• Works Budget Schedule
• 11) Flood St./New Dock St. 25,000 Sept 08
• 12) Highfield Park 10,000 May 08
• 13) Wellpark Road 20,000 June 08
• 14) Corrib Park 15,000 Sept 08
• 15) Rockbarton 12,000 Oct 08
• 16) Greenfields 10,000 Oct 08
• 17) St. James Crescent 15,000
  May 08
• 18) Beechwood Park 10,000 May 08
• 19) Castlelawn Heights 15,000 Sept 08

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Roads Transportation Programme 2008 Non -
National Roads Contd. Revenue Funding

• Traffic Management Improvements
• A total of 1,008,525 is expended on Traffic
  Management Improvement Works
• Works Budget Schedule
• 1) Galway Transportation Office 150,000 Jan
  Dec. 08
• (Plus additional 185,000 from Dept. of
  Transport)
• 2) Salmon Weir Bridge 50,000 June Nov.
  08
• Footpath Scheme
• 3) Traffic Calming Schemes 75,000 Apr.
  Oct. 08
• Claddagh/Renmore/Shantalla
• (In addition to 95,000 from D.o.T.)

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Roads Transportation Programme 2008 Non -
National Roads Contd. Revenue Funding

• Traffic Management Improvements contd.
• Works Budget Schedule
• 4) Provision of Bicycle Parking 20,000 June
  Sept. 08
• 5) Contribution to Dublin Road 250,000 June
  Nov. 08
• lane widening Scheme
• 6) Advance Road Design 235,000 Apr.
  Oct. 08
• 7) Provision of New Bus Bays 50,000 June
  Nov.08
• Shelters

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Roads Transportation Programme 2008Non
National Roads contd .

• Traffic Management Maintenance - Revenue
  Funding
• These works compromise of the upkeep and
  repairs of Bollards, Traffic Signals , Road
• Markings , School Wardens and Special Events
  Traffic Management.
• Funded by D.o.T ( 49,000) Revenue ( 251,000)
  .
• Works Budget Schedule
• 1) Major Urban Mtce. 32,000 Feb Dec.
  08
• 2) Minor Urban Mtce. 17,000 Feb Dec.
  08
• 3) E.S.B. Charges 17 ,000 Jan Dec t
  08
• 4) Events traffic Mgt,
  35,000 March-Oct. 08
• 5) Traffic Lights up-grade
• Taylors Hill / Bishop ODonnell Rd.
  40,000 June 08
• 6) Provide New Taxi Bays
  30,000 June- Oct 08
• 7) Flooding Responses 30,000 Feb.-
  Dec. 08
• 8) Road Lining / Signage- Parking
  50,000 Apr. Oct.08

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Roads Transportation Programme 2008Non -
National Roads Contd.Regional City Bus Priority
Funding- Dept. of Transport

• Total Allocation 835,000
• Seamus Quirke Road Widening
• 2.0m allocated in 08/09 with 200,000 of
  this provided in 08. This is in addition to
• funding of 0.5m provided from the
  Strategic Regional Roads grant ( D.o.T), (page
  13),
• and City Council Capital Contributions
  funding.
• Galway Transportation Unit
• 185,000 funding towards the staffing and
  operational costs of the unit
• (in addition to the sum of 150,000 provided
  by the City Council)
• Public Transport Feasibility Study
• 250,000 to carry out a feasibility Study on
  Bus Rapid Transit, Light Rail and other
• relevant public transport infrastructure
  such as Park Ride

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Roads Transportation Programme 2008Non -
National Roads Contd. Regional City Bus
Priority Funding Contd. D.o.T Funding

• Dublin Road Outbound Bus Lane
• Funding to be provided now that the part 8
  planning process is completed .
• Works on this scheme to be carried out in
  conjunction with the widening of the
• outbound carriageway between Renmore Road.
  Junction and the Skerritt Roundabout.
• Widening of outbound Carriageway on Dublin Rd.
• Funding to be provided in 08 for this
  scheme .
• Urban Traffic Control System- Phase 1
• 200,000 funding provided for the
  preparation of an implementation strategy and
• as a contribution towards the costs of
  the provision of an Urban Traffic Control
• Centre. Additional Funding to be provided
  by the City Council in 09 Budget.

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Roads Transportation Programme 2008Public
Lighting Maintenance Improvements Revenue
Funding

• Total Budget
  1,300,000
• Budget Allocated between Maintenance and
  Improvements as follows
• (a) Maintenance including Electricity Costs,
• Contract Maintenance, Bulb Replacement ,
• Routine Planned Inspections and emergency
  
• response 1,150,000
• (b) Public Lighting Upgrade which includes
• New Scheme Installations and
• Non - Contract Maintenance and repairs
  150,000

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Roads Transportation Programme 2008Public
Lighting Maintenance Improvements Revenue
Funding

• Public Lighting ImprovementsNew Schemes
  Proposed Schemes
  Schedule
• (a) Completion of lighting on Pedestian Walkway
  May 08
• to the rear of Huntsmanpub.
• (b) Re-furbish Lighting in Dominic St. Upper
  Sept - Oct 2008
• (c) New Lighting on laneway between Ballyloughane
  Rd. May - June 08
• and Murrough
• (d) Re-furbish lighting at Fairhill Rd.,Raven
  Tce., Sept - Oct 08
• Fire Station Wolf Tone Bridge

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Roads Transportation Programme 2008Public
Lighting Maintenance Improvements Revenue
Funding

• Public Lighting ImprovementsNew Schemes
  contd.
• Proposed
  Schemes Schedule
• (e) Upgrade lighting Dr. Mannix Road Oct.08
• Threadneedle Rd. to Devon Park
• (f) Alterations to Lighting at Doughiska
  May-June 2008
• (g) Upgrade lighting at Glenina Heights
  Sept.08
• (h) New Lighting at Junction of Doughiska Road
  Sept - Oct 08
• and Dublin Road (South of Railway)

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Roads Transportation Programme 2008
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