Road Traffic (Special Speed Limits) (County of Donegal) (Amendment) Bye-Laws 2024

Closed1 Aug, 2024, 09:00 - 30 Aug, 2024, 17:00

Road Traffic (Special Speed Limits) (County of Donegal) (Amendment) Bye-Laws 2024

Notice of Public Consultation on Draft Road Traffic (Special Speed Limits) (County of Donegal) (Amendment) Bye-Laws 2024

Submissions are invited from the public on the Draft Road Traffic (Special Speed Limits) (County of Donegal) (Amendment) Bye-Laws 2024.

Road Traffic Act 2024 Number 10 of 2024 provides for the reduction in default speed limit on all local roads, other than local roads in built-up areas from 80km/h to 60km/h.

The Draft Road Traffic (Special Speed Limits) (County of Donegal) (Amendment) Bye-Laws 2024 presents proposed variations to this default speed limit on certain local roads in the County of Donegal. In addition, the 2024 Bye-Law Amendment includes proposed variations to the default speed limit at certain national road locations and public roads within certain housing estates.

See Material Section for:

  • Draft Road Traffic (Special Speed Limits) (County Donegal) (Amendment) Bye-Laws 2024
  • Draft Road Traffic (Special Speed Limits) (County Donegal) (Amendment) Bye-Laws 2024 - Drawings
  • Rural Local Roads Speed Limit Information Document
  • Special Limit Review – Rural Local Roads Maps

The Draft Road Traffic (Special Speed Limits) (County of Donegal) (Amendment) Bye-Laws 2024 will be available for public inspection during the period of Thursday the 1st August 2024 to Friday the 30th August 2024: 

  • electronically at the Materials Section of this consultation page
  • at the following Public Service Centre locations between 9:00am - 5:00pm, Monday to Friday excluding bank holidays. 
  • Donegal Town Public Services Centre
  • Letterkenny Public Services Centre
  • Carndonagh Public Services Centre
  • Dungloe Public Services Centre
  • The Base Enterprise Centre, Stranorlar
  • Milford Public Services Centre
  • Reception, Donegal Co. Co., County House, Lifford

Submissions on the Draft Bye-Law Amendment may be made either; 

  • electronically at the Submissions Section of this consultation page
  • by email to speedlimitreview@Donegalcoco.ie
  • in writing marked "Submission - Road Traffic (Special Speed Limits) (County of Donegal) (Amendment) Bye-Laws 2024" to The County Secretariat Office, Donegal County Council, County House, Lifford, County Donegal.

Any submissions must be made before 5pm on Friday the 30th August 2024. 
All comments, including names and addresses of those making submissions and observations, submitted to Donegal County Council regarding this review, may form part of a report presented at the monthly meeting of Donegal County Council. Accordingly, they will be included in the minutes of that meeting and may appear in the public domain. Donegal County Council will retain data for no longer than is necessary and in accordance with the Council's Data Protection Policy and Privacy Statement (available to view at www.donegalcoco.ie) and relevant Data Protection legislation.