1,000 new poles and 1,282 new speed limit signs will be installed across Co. Monaghan next month. The works herald the introduction of new 60 kph speed limits on rural and local roads in the county as national legislation is enacted to reduce deaths and serious injuries on Irish roads by 50 per cent by 2030.
In a briefing to the members of Monaghan County Council on the impending speed limit changes, Senior Roads Engineer Kevin West pointed out that the Council had the option of maintaining the current 80 kph limit on rural roads if they thought this speed was more appropriate than 60.
He said he personally did not think this was something the Council would be looking to implement but the option was there for the Council if they needed it. Chairperson of the County Council's Speed Limit Committee, Raymond Aughey, recalled discussions between the committee and the Council's roads team on this matter to the other elected members. Councillor Aughey said the committee welcomed the reduction of speed limits to safe levels,
