Changing road signs to cost €350,000 in Waterford
Speed limit changes come into effect today
Today, the speed limit on all of Waterford’s rural local roads, outside of urban centres, will be reduced from 80 kilometres per hour to 60 kilometres per hour.
900 poles and approximately 1,800 signs will be changed in Waterford to reflect the new speed limit, at a cost of €350,000.
Waterford City & County Council have confirmed that this cost is fully funded by the Department of Transport.
Speaking on the change, Gabriel Hynes, Senior Engineer with Waterford Council, said: “From midnight on Friday all speed limit signs on Waterford’s rural local roads will reflect the new speed limit of 60 km/h.
“In cases where a striped ‘rural speed limit sign’ (a white circle with three diagonal black lines) is used as an alternative to numeric speed limit signs on specific single lane rural roads, will also now mean that a maximum 60km/h limit is in force.
"A key objective of this change is to keep road users safe and that includes motorists, cyclists, pedestrians, in fact everyone using our roads," he added.
More on this story is available here.
