Winter Salting Programme 2013

LAOIS COUNTY COUNCIL 

Winter Maintenance Plan 

J.O’Donoghue, Senior Engineer, Roads 

Kieran Kehoe, D.O.S. 

Version 2.4 14 th September 2012 

2012- 2013

2 Laois County Council Winter Maintenance Plan 2012/2013 

1. DocumentControl 

Revision Status Revision Details Date 

1. Draft 

2 Draft 

3 Draft 

 

2. ApprovalList 

V2.2 - R433 from junction with N77 in Abbeyleix 

via Ballacolla, M8 junction 3 (Rathdowney 

interchange) to Rathdowney added as Priority 2 

and Routes 5 and 6 changed accordingly. 

M7/M8 Project Road removed from priority 1 

Routes. 

Additional routes for possible inclusion in salting 

programme for 2011/2012 

R430 Abbeyleix to Mountrath 

R426 Money Cross to Timahoe 

R427 Money Cross to Stradbally. 

22 nd October 

2010 

29 th November 

2010 

12th 

September 2011 

Role Name Signature Date 

Author Raymond James 1 st December 2012 

Checker J. O’Donoghue 1 st December 2012 

Winter Service 

Manager 

Raymond James 1 st December 2012 

Director of Services 

for Transportation 

Kieran Kehoe 1 st 

December 2012 

3. DistributionList 

The distribution list should include the people named in the plan. The table should be added to as 

appropriate. 

Issued To 

Duty Engineers and Area Engineers: Tom 

Organisation / Company Location 

O’Carroll, Dermot Leonard, Farhan Nasiem, 

Edmond Kenny, Michael Malone, Orla Barrett 

and Raymond James. 

Laois County Council County Hall, Portlaoise 

Winter Service Supervisors: Roy Glynn and 

Tom Dowling 

Laois County Council County Hall, Portlaoise 

Health and Safety Officer: Jim Bolger. Laois County Council County Hall, Portlaoise 

Chief Fire Officer: Shay Brennan Laois County Council County Hall, Portlaoise 

Civil Defence Officer: Liam Preston Laois County Council County Hall, Portlaoise 

Dominic Mullaney, Principal Technical Advisor Department of Transport Kildare Street, Dublin 2 

Stephen Symth NRA Kildress House, D4 

J. O’Donoghue, Senior Engineer Laois County Council Portlaoise 

Charles McCarthy, Senior Engineer Offaly County Council Tullamore, Co. Offaly 

Des O’Connor, Senior Engineer Kildare County Council Naas, Co Kildare

Laois County Council Winter Maintenance Plan 2012/2013 

Issued To Organisation / Company Location 

Simon Walton, Senior Engineer Kilkenny County Council Johns Street,Kilkenny 

Michael Hayes, Senior Engineer 

North Tipperary County 

Council 

Nenagh, Co. Tipperary 

Liam Fitzgerald, Senior Engineer Carlow County Council Centaur Street, Carlow 

General Manager / O&M Manager 

Stephen Dunne 

MidLink Concessionaire 

for the M7/M8 PPP Toll 

Road 

Toll Plaza, Mountrath, 

Co. Laois 

Superintendent Yvonne Lunden An Garda Siochana PortLaoise 

Inspector of Traffic, Martin Harrington An Garda Siochana Portlaoise 

Head of Forecasting 

 

Met Éireann Glasnevin Hill, Dublin 9 

4. PurposeandScope 

Define the purpose and scope of the document, for example: 

“The purpose of this document is to identify the processes, procedures and key personnel employed 

by Laois County Council, to deliver the winter service for County Laois” 

5. Policy 

It is the policy of Laois County Council to implement a procedure which prioritises the treatment of the 

road network within its jurisdiction in line with the table below. 

Note: The M7/M8 Project Road between M7 Junction 18 at Clonkeen and M7 Junction 21 (Borris-in- 

Ossory) and M8 just 200m north of Kilkenny County Boundary is within the jurisdiction of the PPP 

Company CRG and is maintained and operated by the Concessionaire Midlink. 

Route 

Designation 

Priority 1 

Description Level of Service 

M7 Motorway from junction 14 

(Monasterevin Interchange) to Junction 18 

(Clonkeen Interchange) 

M7/M8 from Junction 18 (Clonkeen 

Interchange) to Junction 21 (Borris-in- 

Ossory Interchange) and westwards along 

the M7 to the County Boundary with North 

Tipperary. 

M8 from M7/M8 Interchange 19/01 to 200m 

north of the County Boundary at 

Oldtown/Parknahown and south on the M8 

to the County Boundary at Oldtown. 

All these routes to be treated in all 

weather conditions and to be given 

priority over all other routes during 

severe and prolonged weather 

conditions 

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Route 

Designation 

Priority 1 cont’d 

Priority 2 


N80 National Secondary Road from 

Laois/Offaly border at Moneyquid via 

Mountmellick, Portlaoise and Stradbally to 

the boundary with Carlow County Council 

at the Bill Duggan bridge over the Barrow. 

N78 National Secondary road from 

Laois/Kildare border at Killyganard via 

Ballylinan to Laois/Kilkenny border at 

Crettyard 

N77 from M7 junction 17 at Togher to 

Laois/Kilkenny border at Tinwear via 

Abbeyleix and Durrow 

R445 from the Offaly/ North Tipperary 

Border at Ballinakill to the Laois/North 

Tipperary Border at Ballaghmore and 

eastwards as far as the Laois/Kildare 

border at Killenure via Roscrea, Borris-in- 

Ossory, Mountrath, Portlaoise and 

Ballybrittas. 

R639 from Durrow south via Cullahill to the 

Laois/Kilkenny County Boundary at 

Oldtown. 

R435 from roundabout on R445 to M7 

Junction 21 at Borris-in-Ossory 

R430, from junction at St. Clare’s church 

Graiguecullen via Killeshin, Swan, Spink, 

Abbeyleix to junction with R445 in 

Mountrath. 

R422 from 60kph Speed Limit sign west of 

Clonaslee via Rosenallis, Mountmellick, 

and Emo to roundabout on R445 at New 

Inn. 

R423 from junction with R422 in 

Mountmellick to the Laois/Offaly border at 

Forest Lower. 

R419 from junction with R445 at the Heath 

to junction with R420 French Church Street 

in Portarlington 

R419 the Square in Portarlington with the 

junction of the R420 north to the County 

Boundary with Offaly at Droughill. 

R420 at the junction of the R445 in 

Killenure westwards to the Barrow Bridge 

on the Offaly/Laois border via Bracklone 

Street, Main street and French Church 

Street in Portarlington, 

R425 from junction with N77 in Abbeyleix to 

Cashel Cross at the junction with the R427 

and from the junction with the R426 at 

Sheffield Cross to Junction with R445 at 

Ballyclider. 

To be treated after priority 1 routes 

are treated

Route 

Designation 

Priority 2 cont’d 

Priority 3 



R427 from junction with R425 at Cashel 

Cross via Money Cross to junction with 

N80 in Stradbally and from junction with L- 

3930 at Church to Canal bridge in 

Vicarstown. 

R426 from Timahoe via Money Cross to 

junction with R425 at Sheffield Cross 

R428 From junction with N80 in Stradbally 

to Laois/ Kildare border at Blackford 

R432 from junction with R430 in Abbeyleix 

to Entrance to Ballinakill 

R434 from junction with N77 in Durrow via 

Ballacolla and Aghaboe to Junction with 

R445 east of Borris- in Ossory 

Local Road from Roundabout on R445 at 

Ballydavis to junction with R445 at 

Rathbrennan 

R433 from junction with N77 in Abbeyleix 

via Ballacolla, M8 junction 3 ( Rathdowney 

interchange) to Rathdowney to Speed limits 

west of Rathdowney 

Other roads to be treated from time to time as 

the need arises and within the budgets 

available. 

To be treated only in severe 

weather conditions after priority 1 

and priority 2 routes are treated 

and subject to available funding 

and resources. 

It should be noted that the following regional roads are not included in the schedule of routes which 

are treated as part of the normal winter service operations (i.e. Priority 1 and 2 routes); 

R422 from Clonaslee to Coolagh Cross and R421 from junction with R422 at Coolagh Cross 

to Offaly County Boundary 

R440 from junction with R423 in Mountrath to Offaly County Boundary 

R423 from Junction with N80 at Derrycloney to junction with R445 in Mountrath 

R424 from junction with R420 at Lea Cross to Kildare County Boundary at Ullard 

R435 from junction with R433 in Rathdowney to M7 junction 21 at Borris-in-Ossory 

R433 from junction with R435 in Rathdowney to North Tipperary County Boundary at 

Knockahaw 

R435 from Junction with R433 in the Square Rathdowney to the Kilkenny County Boundary at 

Rossdarragh 

R425 from Junction with R426 at Rathleague to Junction with R427 at Cashel 

R432 from Ballinakill to Kilkenny County Boundary at Kilcronan 

R426 from Timahoe village to junction with R430 at the Swan 

R426 from Junction with R430 at the Swan to Kilkenny County Boundary at Slatt Bridge 

R429 from Junction with N80 at Ballickmoyler to Kildare County Boundary at Grange 

R427 from Junction with N80 in Stradbally to junction with local road L-3930 in Vicarstown . 

R427 from canal bridge in Vicarstown to Kildare county boundary at Dunrally bridge. 

Treatment Route Priority 1 Priority 2 Priority 3 

Mobilisation Time 1 hr 1 hr When possible 

Treatment Time 2 hr 3 hrs When possible 

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6. OverallMapoftheServicePlanArea 

A map of the area covered by the Winter Service Plan is attached in Appendix 2: 

Cross boundary arrangements are also shown on the map in Appendix 2 and are as follows: 

Routes in adjoining counties treated by Laois County Council 

M7 Motorway from Laois/Kildare boundary at Killaglish to Junction 14 at 

Monasterevin. 

R445 from the Laois/Offaly boundary at Ballaghmore to the Offaly/North Tipperary 

border at Ballinakill, approx. 5 kms southwest of Roscrea 

Routes in Laois maintained by North Tipperary County Council 

200 metre section of the M8 Motorway from the Laois/North Tipperary boundary at 

Oldtown/Parknahown to the start of the M8 Project road, 

M7 Motorway from Junction 21 at Borris-in-Ossory to the Laois/North Tipperary 

boundary at Curraghmore 

7. Rosters 

Names of drivers including standby drivers employed in the carrying out of the winter 

maintenance operations and their contact details are shown below. 

The drivers roster for Portlaoise town and contact details is also included 

Duty Engineers roster for the 2012-2013 winter maintenance period is also shown on 

the following page.

DriverContactDetails 

Area Vehicle Name Contact No. 1 Contact No. 2 Contact No. 3 Notes 

Jim: 086-0424267 

See roster below 

Jim Lalor 

Central Pick-up Tony: 086 

for Portlaoise 

Tony Carroll 

 

0405822 

Drivers 

See Roster below 

Michael McEvoy 086 3937397 

Central Pick-up 057 8628910 

for Mountmellick 

Liam McEvoy 086 1993211 

drivers 

Central Lorry Greg Shelly 086 0455038 086 8956032 


Central Lorry Dermot Dillon 086 0455035 086 3541359 

Central JCB Michael McGlynn 086 3861928 

Martin and David 

Maher alternating 

on a weekly basis 

087 6746590 

087 6758667 

David Maher 

Martin Maher 

Eastern Lorry 

Eastern Lorry Eamon Fitzpatrick 086 0455034 087 2060423 059 9147784 

Western Lorry Walter Saunders 086 0455036 087 6569835 

Western Lorry Kieran O'Sullivan 086 0455039 087 2176148 

Central Lorry David Bergin 086 0455044 087 2675106 

Standby Lorry David Maher 087-6746590 On standby on 

Standby lorry Martin Maher 0876758667 

alternate weeks 

Portlaoise Town Driver Duty Roster 

Week starting Monday Portlaoise Week starting Portlaoise Town Week starting Portlaoise Week starting Portlaoise 

Town Driver Monday Driver on Duty Monday Town Driver on Monday Town Driver 

on Duty 

Duty 

on Duty 

15/10/2012 Tony Carroll 03/12/2012 Jim Lalor 21/01/2013 Tony Carroll 11/03/2013 Jim Lalor 

22/10/2012 Jim Lalor 10/12/2012 Tony Carroll 28/01/2013 Jim Lalor 18/03/2013 Tony Carroll 


05/11/2012 Jim Lalor 24/12/2012 Tony Carroll 11/02/2013 Jim Lalor 01/04/2013 Tony Carroll 


19/11/2012 Jim Lalor 07/01/2013 Tony Carroll 25/02/2013 Jim Lalor 

26/11/2012 Tony Carroll 14/01/2013 Jim Lalor 04/03/2013 Tony Carroll 

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Mountmellick Town Driver Duty Roster 

Week starting Monday Mountmellick Week starting Mountmellick Week starting Mountmellick Week starting Mountmellick 

Town Driver Monday Town Driver on Monday Town Driver on Monday Town Driver 

on Duty 

Duty 

Duty 

on Duty 

15/10/2012 M.McEvoy 03/12/2012 L.McEvoy 21/01/2013 M.McEvoy 11/03/2013 L.McEvoy 


22/10/2012 L.McEvoy 10/12/2012 M.McEvoy 28/01/2013 L.McEvoy 18/03/2013 M.McEvoy 


05/11/2012 L.McEvoy 24/12/2012 M.McEvoy 11/02/2013 L.McEvoy 01/04/2013 M.McEvoy 


19/11/2012 L.McEvoy 07/01/2013 M.McEvoy 25/02/2013 L.McEvoy 

26/11/2012 M.McEvoy 14/01/2013 L.McEvoy 04/03/2013 M.McEvoy

Winter Maintenance Duty Engineers’ Roster for the Period 15th October 2012 - 14th April 2013 

Local Authority: LAOIS Version: 1.0 


15/10/2012 TOC 17/12/2012 FN 18/02/2013 DL 

22/10/2012 EK 24/12/2012 RJ 25/02/2013 MM 

29/10/2012 FN 31/12/2012 DL 04/03/2013 OB 

05/11/2012 RJ 07/01/2013 MM 11/03/2013 TOC 

12/11/2012 DL 14/01/2013 OB 18/03/2013 EK 

19/11/2012 MM 21/01/2013 TOC 25/03/2013 FN 

26/11/2012 OB 28/01/2013 EK 01/04/2013 RJ 

03/12/2012 TOC 04/02/2013 FN 08/04/2013 DL 

10/12/2012 EK 11/02/2013 RJ 

 

Duty Engineers Name Office Phone 

Home Phone Home E-mail 

Office Fax No. Office E-mail address 

Mobile No. 

& Initials 

No. 

No. 

address 

Farhan Nasiem (FN) 057 8660135 fnasiem@laoiscoco.ie 086 0455138 

Edmond Kenny (EK) 057 8664013 057 8622633 ekenny@laoiscoco.ie 086 0455126 

Raymond James (RJ) 059 9165963 059 9179679 rjames@laoiscoco.ie 059 9142299 087 7978805 

Michael Malone (MM) 057 8664019 057 8622633 mmalone@laoiscoco.ie 087 7707932 

Orla Barrett (OB) 059 9165962 059 9179679 obarrett@laoiscoco.ie 086 6079438 

Dermot Leonard (DL) 057 8660135 dleonard@laoiscoco.ie 086 8372714 

Tom O'Carroll (TOC) 057 8660135 tocarroll@laoiscoco.ie 056 8833804 087 6242105 

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8. ContactDetails 

Contact details are shown below 

Duty Engineers: See attached duty engineer’s roster 

The Duty Forecaster: Met Eireann Forecast Office 01-8065550 

Technical support for the Bureau Weather Service: Vaisala, Bermingham, England 0044 121 

683 1269 

Garda stations: Portlaoise Divisional HQ 057-8674100. Abbeyleix District HG 057-8730580 

Adjoining Local Authority Winter Service Managers 

Offaly County Council: Charles McCarthy 057 9346800 

North Tipperary County Council: Michael Hayes 067 44879 

Kildare County Council: Des O’Connor 045 980392 

Carlow County Council: Liam Fitzgerald 059 9131126 

Kilkenny County Council: Simon Walton 056 7794075 

PPP Companies: Stephen Dunne Midlink LTD 086 8510944 

Ambulance: Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise 057 8621364 

Fire Department: Laois County Council 057-866400, 999/112 

9. SupplementaryResources 

JCBs and loading shovels are hired from local plant hire companies from the tender list/LA Quotes,if 

required during times of heavy and lying snowfalls. 

10. DecisionMatrix 

The decision matrix used by the Duty Engineer when deciding on a winter service call out is shown 

below: 

The following table is a reproduction of Table 6.1. 

Road Surface 

Temperature 

May fall below 

1°C 

Expected to fall 

below 1°C 

Precipitation 

No rain 

No hoar frost 

No fog 

No rain 

No hoar frost 

No fog 

Expected hoar 

frost 

Expected fog 

Expected rain 

before freezing 

Expected rain 

during freezing 

Possible rain 

Possible hoar 

frost 

Possible fog 

Predicted Road Conditions 

Wet Wet Patches Dry 

Salt before frost 


(see note a) 

Salt after rain stops (see note c) 

No action likely, 

monitor 

weather 

(see note a) 

Salt before frost (see note b) 

Salt before frost, as required during rain and after 

rain stops (see note d) 


Monitor 

weather 

conditions 

Expected Snow Salt before snow fall 

The decision to undertake precautionary treatments should be, if appropriate, adjusted to take 

account of residual salt or surface moisture. 

All decisions should be evidence based, recorded and require careful monitoring and review. 

Notes: 

(a) Particular attention should be given to the possibility of water running across carriageways 

and other running surfaces e.g. surface water off adjacent fields after heavy rains, washing off 

salt previously deposited. Such locations should be closely monitored and may require


treating in the evening and morning and possible other occasions. Ideally the source of the 

run-off should be diverted from the roadway. 

(b) When a weather warning contains reference to expected hoar frost, considerable deposits of 

frost can occur. Hoar frost usually occurs in the early morning and is difficult to cater for 

because of the probability that any salt deposited on a dry road too soon before its onset, may 

be dispersed before it can become effective. Careful monitoring is required under this 

forecast condition which should ideally be treated just as the hoar frost is forming. Such 

action is usually not practicable and salt may have to be deposited on a dry road prior to but 

as close as possible to the expected time of the condition. Hoar frost may also be forecast at 

other times of the day, in which case the timing of salting operations should be adjusted 

accordingly. 

(c) If under these conditions, rain has not ceased by early morning, crews should be called out 

and action initiated as rain ceases. 

(d) Under these circumstances rain will freeze on contact with running surfaces and full 

precautionary treatment should be provided even on dry roads. This is a most serious 

condition and should be monitored closely and carefully throughout the danger period. 

11. TreatmentMatrix 

The treatment matrix below is utilised by the Duty Engineer as a guideline to treatment required under 

various conditions. 

The following table is a reproduction of Table 6.2, which is for dry unmodified salt. If Laois County 

Council are using materials other than dry unmodified salt, a modified version of this table will be 

prepared and included in the Winter Service Plan, based on documented evidence and the 

specification of suppliers. 

Treatment Matrix Guide for Dry Unmodified Salt 

Weather Conditions 

Road Surface Conditions 

Road Surface Temperature (RST) 

Frost or forecast frost 

RST at or above -2°C 


RST below -2°C and above -5°C 



and dry or damp road conditions 



and wet road conditions (existing or 

anticipated) 

Light snow forecast (


Weather Conditions 

Road Surface Conditions 

Road Surface Temperature (RST) 

Hard packed snow/ice 

Treatment 

Air 

Temperature 

At or below 

-8° 

Salt Spread Rate 

(gm/m 2 ) 

Successive treatments 

at 20 to 40 

supplemented by 

abrasives (repeat as 

needed) 

Ploughing 

Not 

possible 

Sustained low temperatures Below -10° 

Notes: 

(a) Rate of spread for precautionary treatments may be adjusted to take account of variations 

occurring along the route such as residual salt, surface moisture (in the air or on the road 

surface) and traffic density. 

(b) For salt stored outside, it may be necessary to increase the spread rate for precautionary 

treatment salting from 10gm/m 2 to 15-20gm/m 2 . 

(c) All decisions should be forecast based, recorded and require careful monitoring and review. 

(d) Ice refers to all ice on the road surface, including black ice. 

Target Spread Rates by Location 

Location Salt Spread Rate 

Carriageways 

As described in the 

Treatment Matrix Guide 

Hard shoulder or carriageway marginal strips 50% of selected treatment 

Porous Surfacing Plus 25% of selected treatment 

Footways, cycletracks and pedestrian areas 25 gm/m 2 

12. Plant,VehiclesandEquipment 

The plant, vehicles and equipment available to the Local Authority are as follows: 

Laois County Council operates 7 demountable salt spreaders, 7 snowploughs, 2 mini salt 

spreaders to deliver the winter service. 

One demountable 6m3 salt spreader and one truck are on standby in the Machinery Yard 

Clonkeen for salting purposes if required 

Details of Salt gritters, Snowploughs, Loading Shovels and pick-ups are given in the following tables: 

Description 

(List each piece of 

equipment on its 

own line, & its 

registration plate, if 

applicable) 

Plant for footways, 

footpaths or 

cycleways, e.g. 

trailer salt spreaders 

Depot Location Capacity 

10 x 3 ton pick-ups 

located in the Eastern, 

Western and Central 

areas of the County 

Date 

Calibrated 

3 Tonne N/A 

Date 

Serviced 

October 

2012 

Date of 

next 

Calibration 

N/A 

Date of 

next 

Service 

October 

2013

Salt Spreaders 

Date of next 

Service 

Date of next 

calibration 

Date Serviced 

Date 

Calibrated 

Depot Location 

Capacity 

(m3) 

Description/Serial No 

Demountable Salt Spreader 11006029 6 Machinery Yard, Clonkeen 14/11/2011 October 2011 01/10/2012 01/10/2012 








Demountable Salt Spreader 9 Machinery Yard, Clonkeen 14/11/2011 October 2011 01/10/2012 01/10/2012 

Demountable Salt Spreader 01082059 2.2 Central Area 14/11/2011 October 2011 01/10/2012 01/10/2012 

Demountable Salt Spreader 01082060 2.2 Central Area 14/11/2011 October 2011 01/10/2012 01/10/2012 

Note 1: Various maintenance works carried out frequently at various times. 

Note 2: Demountable Salt Spreader and Snowploughs are supplied and manufactured by Romaquip 

Snowploughs and Loading Shovels 

Date of next 

Description Depot Location Driver Fitted to Date Serviced 

service 

Snowplough Machinery Yard Clonkeen David Bergin 06LS3342 October 2011 01/10/2012 

Snowplough Machinery Yard Clonkeen Dermot Dillon 08LS3184 October 2011 01/10/2012 

Snowplough TBC-Clonkeen Eamon Fitzpatrick 08LS3334 October 2011 01/10/2012 

Snowplough TBC-Clonkeen MartinMaher/DavidMaher 06LS3343 October 2011 01/10/2012 

Snowplough Machinery Yard Clonkeen Greg Shelly 06LS2985 October 2011 01/10/2012 

Snowplough Machinery Yard Clonkeen Kieran O’Sulllivan 01LS2651 October 2011 01/10/2012 

Snowplough Machinery Yard Clonkeen Walter Saunders 08LS3329 October 2011 01/10/2012 

JCB Loader Machinery Yard Clonkeen Michael McGlynn 

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Demountable salt spreaders are mounted on all trucks and fully loaded ready to salt during 

holiday periods and weekends particularly during cold spells. 

During normal working days, salt spreaders are taken off the trucks and stored in the 

Machinery Yard, Clonkeen. They can be fitted onto the trucks in 15-20 minutes. 

A JCB Loader is used to load all the salt spreaders at the Clonkeen Depot . The JCB is on 

continuous hire to the Council from Hinch Plant Hire, Mountmellick. 

Lorry drivers are on standby at all times and JCB can be mobilised within 30 minutes. 

13. DetailsofDepots 

Map 

Ref. 

Ref 

No 

Salt Depots 

Routes 

Serviced 

Indoor or 

Outdoor 

Clonkeen All Routes Indoor 

TOTALS 

14. MaterialsandSpares 

Max 

Capacity 

750 

tonnes 

750 

tonnes 

Minimum stock levels at: 

1 st Oct 15 th Dec 1 st Mar 

500 

tonnes 

500 

tonnes 

500 

tonnes 

500 

tonnes 

300 

tonnes 

300 

tonnes 

1. The purchase and distribution of salt to Laois County Council will be undertaken by the N.R.A. 

through the national framework contract The mechanism for ordering and supply of salt is as 

set out below: 

2. The contact address for all salt supply and distribution correspondence is salt@nra.ie 

3. Laois Co. Co. will provide a weekly update on salt usage and stockpile capacity to the N.R.A. 

Daily updates of salt usage and stocks will be provided to the N.R.A if a prolonged cold period 

similar to last year’s weather is repeated. 

4. Updates regarding salt usage and stocks will be co-ordinated and forwarded to the 

N.R.A. by Raymond James, Laois County Council. 

5. Checking of salt deliveries and the electronic scanning of delivery dockets to Raymond 

James, E.E. will be organised by Roy Glynn, General Services Supervisor, Laois Co. Co. 

6. Salt is ordered through the NRA by submitting a salt request form online to Kildare Regional 

Design Office. 

Notes: 

Diesel fuel for the Trucks is stored in Clonkeen in a 45,000 litre tank in the Machinery Yard, 

Clonkeen. 

Agricultural diesel for loading shovels, tractors, etc is stored in a 9,000 litre tank, in the 

Machinery Yard, Clonkeen. 

The maintenance repair and calibration of the salt spreaders is carried out by Romaquip, Birr 

Co. Offaly, 

Spare parts for the salt spreaders can also be obtained from Romaquip 

Tom Dowling, Machinery Yard Mechanic is responsible for the ordering of spare parts and for 

the co-ordination of the maintenance, repair and calibration of the Spreaders and Trucks 

Trucks are maintained and repaired by Tom Dowling, Mechanic at the Machinery Yard, 

Clonkeen, and by L.Cassidy, Clonminan Industrial Estate, Portlaoise.


Appendix 1 to the Winter Service Plan – Treatment Route Cards 

Route 1: David Bergin ............................................................. Page 16 

Route 2: David Maher/Martin Maher ...................................... Page 18 

Route 3: Greg Shelly ............................................................... Page 21 

Route 4: Eamon Fitzpatrick .................................................... Page 22 

Route 5: Walter Saunders ...................................................... Page 24 

Route 6: Kieran O’Sullivan ..................................................... Page 25 

Route 7: Dermot Dillon ........................................................... Page 26 

Route 8: Jim Lalor ................................................................... Page 28 

Route 9: M.McEvoy ................................................................. Page 29 

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ROUTE CARD FOR PRECAUTIONARY TREATMENT ROUTE No. 1 

Depot: Clonkeen 

Driver: David Bergin 

Vehicle: 15 tonnes, 06 LS 3342 

Average Speed for route: 50 km/hr 

Average spread width for the route: 7 metres 

Route Tonnage at 10 / 15/ 40 gms/m 2 : 2.8/4.2/11.2 tonnes 

Time 

(mins) 

Avg Speed 

(km/hr) 

Spreading 

Distance 

(km) 

Free run 

(km) 

Road From To Action 

Travel 12 60 12 

Start of w/bound on ramp at M7 

junction 17 at Togher 

Junction of N77 and R430 in 

Abbeyleix 

N77 

Salt 1 1 

End of westbound on-ramp at 

M7 junction 17 at Togher 

Start of Westbound on- ramp at 

M7 junction 17 at Togher 

Westbound on-ramp at 

M7 junction 17 at 

Togher 

Travel 3 3 

Marker post 107E7 on M7 

eastbound carriageway just east 

of junction 18 (Clonkeen) 

End of westbound on-ramp M7 


M7 

Salt 14 50 18 

Start of n/bound off ramp at 

junction 15 (New Inn) 

Marker post 107E7 on M7 

eastbound carriageway just east 




End of n/bound off ramp at 


Start of South bound on ramp at 


M7 

Salt 1 50 1 



Start of s/bound on ramp at 


End of South bound on ramp at 


Marker post 107W7 on 

westbound carriageway just east 


North bound off-ramp at 

Junction 15 

Travel 0.1 50 0.5 

M7 

Salt 1 50 1 

South bound on-ramp at 


Salt 14 50 17 

End of s/bound on ramp at 


M7 

Travel 3 40 7 

Start of east /bound off ramp at 

junction 17 (Togher) 

M7 

Salt 1 50 1 

End of east bound off ramp at 


Junction with L-26962 (Portlaoise 

Rugby club road) 

Marker post 107W7 on 

westbound carriageway just east 


Start of east bound off ramp at 


Roundabout at junction 17 

(Togher) 

Eastbound off-ramp at 

M7 junction 17 (Togher) 

Salt 1 1 

L-26965 

16

L-26965/R922 Junction with L-26962 Junction of L-6310 and R922 Travel 1 3 

Salt 3 40 5 

Junction of R426 and R425 at 

Rathleague overbridge 

L-6310/R426 Junction of L-6310 and R922 

Travel 3 40 5 

Start of eastbound on ramp at 



Rathleague overbridge 

L-6310/R426 

Salt 1 1 

End of eastbound on ramp at 



junction 16 (Ballydavis) 





Start of eastbound on ramp at 


End of eastbound on ramp at 




End of n/bound on ramp at 


Eastbound on- ramp at 

Junction 17 at Togher 

Travel 5 60 5 

M7 

Salt 1 60 1 

Northbound of ramp at 

junction 16 ( Ballydavis) 

travel 0.1 50 0.5 

M7 

Salt 1 60 1 


junction 16 (Ballydavis )) 



Southbound on ramp at 

junction 16 ( Ballydavis 

Start of w/bound on ramp at 

Travel 5 60 5 

junction 17 (Togher ) 

End of w/bound off ramp at 

Salt 1 60 1 



Travel 12 60 12 

Abbeyleix 

Total 44 40 100 


junction 16 (Ballydavis ) 

Start of w/bound off ramp at 


End of w/bound off ramp at 


Westbound off-ramp at 


N77 

Route Efficiency 48% 

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Driver: David Maher/Martin Maher (alternating on a weekly basis) 



Average spread width for the route: 6.5 metres 

Route Tonnage at 10 / 20 / 40 gms/m 2 : 5.0/7.6/20 tonnes 

Time 

(mins) 

Avg Speed 

(km/hr) 

Spreading 

Distance 

(km) 

Free run 

(km) 


Junction of R428 and N80 in Stradbally Travel 14 60 15 

Roundabout on L-3930 at M7 


L3930/R427/ 

N80 

Laois/Kildare border at Blackford Salt 4 50 5 

Junction of R428 and N80 in 

Stradbally 

R428 

Travel 8 40 10 

Junction of R427 and L-3930 in 

Vicarstown 

Laois/Kildare border at Blackford 

Canal Bridge in Vicarstown Salt 0.5 3 

Junction of R427 and L-3930 in 

Vicarstown 

R427 

Travel 8 10 

Roundabout on L-3930 at M7 Junction 

15 (New Inn) 

L-3930 Canal Bridge in Vicarstown 

Salt 2 30 4 

Roundabout on R445 near Gandon 

including roundabouts and overbridge at 

junction 15 

Roundabout on L-3930 at M7 

Junction 15 (New Inn) 

L-3817 

Junction with Hand Road (L-71504) Salt 4 30 8 

Roundabout on R445 near Gandon 

Inn 

R445 

Travel 4 60 4 

Start of n/bound on-ramp at M7 junction 

16 at Ballydavis 

Junction with Hand Road (L-71504) 

R445 

Salt 1 60 1 

End of N/bound on ramp at N7 junction 

16 at Ballydavis 

Start of n/bound on-ramp at M7 

junction 16 at Ballydavis 

M7 

Travel 5 70 4 

M7 N/bound carriageway at start of off 

ramp at M7 junction 15 at New Inn 

M7 End of N/bound on ramp at N7 


Salt 14 60 14 

M7 northbound carriageway at start of 

off ramp at M7 junction 14 at 

Monasterevin 

M7 N/bound carriageway at start of 

off ramp at M7 junction 15 at New 

Inn 

M7 

Northbound 

carriage way 

18

Time 

(mins) 

Avg Speed 

(km/hr) 

Spreading 

Distance 

(km) 

Free run 

(km) 

Salt 1 60 1 

M7 

Travel 0.1 30 0.5 

M7 

Salt 1 60 1 

End of n/bound off-ramp at M7 junction 

14 at Monasterevin 

Start of s/bound on ramp at N7 junction 


End of s/bound on ramp at N7 junction 


M7 southbound carriageway at end of 

s/bound on ramp at M7 junction 15 at 

New Inn 

Start of n/bound off ramp at M7 

junction 14 at Monasterevin 

End of n/bound off ramp at M7 

junction at Monasterevin 

Start of s/bound on ramp at N7 

junction 14 at Monasterevin 

N7 southbound carriage way at end 

of s/bound on ramp at M7 junction 


M7 

Salt 14 60 14 

M7 

southbound 

carriageway 

Travel 5 70 4 

Start of s/bound off ramp at M7 junction 

at Ballydavis 

End of s/bound on ramp at M7 

junction at New Inn 

M7 

southbound 

carriageway 

Salt 1 60 1 

End of south bound off ramp at M7 


Start of southbound off ramp at M7 

junction at Ballydavis 

South bound 

off ramp at 

Ballydavis 

Junction of R419 and R445 at the Heath Travel 2 40 3 

End of s/bound off ramp at M7 


Junction of R419 and R443 at the 

Heath 

R445 

Salt 5 60 5 

Junction R419 and R422 at Kennells 

Cross 

R419 

2 40 3 

Junction of R422 and L- 3153 at 

Lauragh Cross 

Junction of R422 and R419 at Kennells 

Cross 


Kennells Cross 

Junction of R422 and L-3153 at 

Lauragh Cross 

R422 

Travel 2 60 2 

R422 

Roundabout on R445 at New Inn Salt 3 40 5 


Kenneslls Cross 

R422 

Travel 3 50 4 

Junction of R422 and R419 at Kennells 

Cross 

R422 Roundabout on R445 at New Inn 

Salt 8 50 10 


Kennells Cross 

R419 

Salt 3 25 8 

Junction with R420 at the square in 

Portarlington 

Station Road, Crowe Lane, Relief Road, 

Spa Street 

The Square, Portarlington 

Streets in 

Portarlington 

Cont’d… 

19 Road FromTo Action

Time 

(mins) 

Avg Speed 

(km/hr) 

Spreading 

Distance 

(km) 

Free run 

(km) 


Streets in Station Road, Crowe Lane, 

Portarlington Relief Road, 

The Square Portarlington Travel 4 35 7 

Spa Street 

Junction with R419 at The Square 

R420 

Junction with R445 at Killenure Salt 8 50 10 

Portarlington 

R445 Junction with R445 at Killenure Laois/ Kildare border at Killenure Travel 1 50 1 

R445 Laois/Kildare Border at Killenure Roundabout on R445 at Gandon Inn Salt 7 40 10 

Travel 1 60 1 

Roundabout on L-3930 at M7 junction 

15 at New Inn 

Roundabout on R445 at Gandon 

Inn 

Totals 57 79 166 


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Driver: Greg Shelly 


Average Speed for route: 50km/hr 


Route Tonnage at 10 / 15 / 40 gms/m 2 : 2.58/3.87/10.32 tonnes 

Time 

(mins) 

Avg Speed 

(km/hr) 

Spreading 

Distance 

(km) 

Free run 

(km) 


R422 Rosenallis (drivers house) 60kph sign on western side of Clonaslee Salt 8.5 50 10 

Rosenallis (drivers house) Travel 8.5 60 9 

60kph speed limit sign on western 

side of Clonaslee 

R422 

50 kph speed limit sign on western side of 

Salt 6 7 

Mountmellick 

50kph speed limit sign on N80 on northern 

Travel 2 50 3 

side of Mountmellick 

Laois/Offaly border at Montaquid Salt 12 50 12 

R422 Rosenallis (drivers house) 

50kph speed limit sign on western 

side of Mountmellick 

50kph speed limit sign on N80 on 

northern side of Mountmellick 

R422/N80 

N80 

50kph sign on R422 on eastern side of 

Travel 14 55 15 

Mountmellick 

Junction of R422 and L-3153 at Lauragh Salt 4.5 50 5 

N80/R422 Laois/Offaly border at Montaquid 

50kph speed limit sign on R422 

on eastern side of Mountmellick 


Lauragh 

50kph speed limit sign on 

southside of Mountmellick 

Junction N80 and L-2112(Ballyfin 

Rd.) in Portlaoise 

Junction of R445 and Portlaoise 

link road 

Junction of Portlaoise link road 

and N80 at Fairgreen shopping 

centre 

R422 

50kph speed limit sign on N80 on southside 

Travel 6 50 8 

of Mountmellick 

Junction of N80 and L-2112(Ballyfin Rd.) in 

Salt 9 50 11 

Portlaoise 

Junction of Portlaoise Link Road and R445 Travel 1.5 30 3 

R422 

N80 

N80 

Salt 3 50 4 

Junction of Portlaoise link road and N80 at 

Fairgreen shopping centre 

Portlaoise 

link road 

Rosenallis (Drivers house) Travel 15 60 15 

N80/R422 

Totals 47 43 102 


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Driver: E. Fitzpatrick 



Average spread width for the route: 6.5 metres 


Time 

(mins) 

Avg 

Speed 

(km/hr) 

Spreading 

Distance 

(km) 

Free run 

(km) 



Travel 5 60 5 

Ballickmoyler 

Junction of N80 and L3956 (Hackets 

Salt 14.5 55 16 

Cross Rds) 

Via Mill Cross to Laois/Kildare 

Travel 15.5 60 16 

border at Killyganard 

Laois/Kilkenny border at Crettyard Salt 17 55 18 

Drivers house in Clonagh on L- 

3993 


Ballickmoyler 

Junction of N80 and L3956 

(Hackets Cross Rds) 

Junction of Laois/Kildare border at 

Killyganard 

R429/L3993 

N80 

N80/N78 

N78 

Travel 4 50 5 

Junction of N78 and R430 at 

Newtown 


Knock Church 

Junction of R430 and N78 at 

Newtown 

Castlecomer roundabout on R430 

in Graiguecullen 

N78 Laois/Kilkenny border at Crettyard 

Salt 10 50 12 

Junction of N78 and R430 at 

Newtown 

Junction of R430 and L7800 at 

Knock church 

Junction of R430 and N78 at 

Newtown 

R430 

Travel 10 60 10 

R430 

Salt 12 50 15 

R430 

Salt 2 50 3 

Laois/Carlow border at Bill Duggan 

bridge over river Barrow in Carlow 

Castlecomer road roundabout on 

R430 in Graiguecullen 

Carlow 

Northern 

relief road 

Travel 2 50 3 

Portlaoise road roundabout on N80 


Laois/Carlow border at Killeshin 

(church of Ireland) church in 

Graiguecullen 

Laois/Carlow border at Bill Duggan 

Bridge in Carlow 

N80 

Salt 1.0 30 2 



N80 

Travel 0.5 30 1 

Junction on R430 at St. Clare 

Church, Graiguecullen 

Laois/Carlow border at Killeshin 

(church of Ireland) church in 

Graiguecullen 

Junction on R430 at St. Clare 

Church, Graiguecullen 

R430 

Salt 2 50 3 

Castlecomer road roundabout on 

R430 in Graiguecullen 

R430 

22

Time 

(mins) 

Avg 

Speed 

(km/hr) 

Spreading 

Distance 

(km) 

Free run 

(km) 


Travel 0.5 30 1 



Castlecomer roundabout on R430 


Carlow 

Northern 

relief road 


Salt 7 50 8 

Ballickmoyler 

Drivers house in Clonagh on L- 

Travel 5 60 5 

3993 

Total 42.5 65.5 123 




Ballickmoyler 

N80 

R419/L3993 


23



Driver: Walter Saunders 





Time 

(mins) 

Avg Speed 

(km/hr) 

Spreading 

Distance 

(km) 

Free run 

(km) 


R434 Aghaboe Junction with R445 (Derrin Cross) Travel 8 - 60 8 

Junction with R445 (Derrin 

R434 

Junction With N77 in Durrow Salt 19 40 28 

Cross) 

R639 Junction with N77 in Durrow Laois/Kilkenny border at Oldtown Salt 9.5 45 12 

Laois/Kilkenny border at 

R639 

Junction with N77 in Durrow Travel 10.5 40 15 

Oldtown 

N77 Junction with N77 in Durrow Laois/Kilkenny border at Tinwear Salt 3 60 4 

Laois/Kilkenny border at 

N77 

Junction with R639 in Durrow Travel 3 25 8 

Tinwear 

Via Abbeyleix to a point approx. 3 kms 

N77 Junction with R639 in Durrow 

Salt 11.5 40 17 

north of Abbeyleix 

A point approx. 3 kms north of 

N77 

Junction with R432 in Abbeyleix Travel 3 50 5 

Abbeyleix 

Junction with R430 in 

R430 

Knock Church at Spink Salt 8.5 50 10 

Abbeyleix 

R430 Knock Church in Spink Junction of R432 & R430 in Abbeyleix Travel 7.5 50 9 

Junction of R432 & R430 in 

R432 

Ballinakill Salt 5 50 6 

Abbeyleix 

R432 Ballinakill Aghaboe (Driver’s House) Travel 18 50 22 

Totals 50 56.5 144 


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Driver: Kieran O’sullivan 

Vehicle: 01 LS 2651 



Route Tonnage at 10 / 15 / 40 gms/m 2 : 5.1/7.7/20.5 tonnes 

Time 

(mins) 

Avg Speed 

(km/hr) 

Spreading 

Distance 

(km) 

Free run 

(km) 


N77/M7 Abbeyleix Clonkeen Travel 17 40 26 

North Tipp/Offaly Border at Ballinakill Salt 43 40 65 

Roundabout on R445 at end of 

westbound off ramp at junction 

18 (Clonkeen) 

North Tipp/Offaly Border at 

Ballinakill 

Roundabout at junction of 

R445 & R435 to west of Borrisin-Ossory 

M7 Junction 21 (Borris-in- 

Ossory) 


Rathdowney 

Junction of R433 with N77 in 

Abbeyleix 

R445 

Travel 20 40 30 

Roundabout at junction of R445 & 

R435 to west of Borris-in-Ossory 

R445 

M7 Junction 21 (Borris-in-Ossory) Salt 2 20 6 

R435 


Travel 12 40 18 

Rathdowney 

Junction of R433 with N77 in 

Salt 19 40 29 

Abbeyleix 

Abbeyleix (Driver’s House) Travel 4 40 6 

R435 

R433 

N77 

Totals 55 64 180 


25



Drivers/Teams: Dermot Dillon 



Average spread width for the route: 7 m 

Route Tonnage at 10 / 15 / 40 gms/m 2 : 4.70 / 7 / 18.8 tonnes 

Time 

(mins) 

Avg 

Speed 

(km/hr) 

Spreading 

Distance 

(km) 

Free 

run 

(km) 


Twin Roundabouts at Junction of N80 and R445 in 

Salt 10.5 50 13 

Portlaoise 

Junction of R445 and L-6311 (Block Road) Travel 1.5 50 2 

L7835/ 

Aghamaddock (Driver’s House) Junction of N80 and L-3837 in Stradbally Travel 3 60 3 

L3837 

Junction of N80 and L-3837 in 

N80 

Junction of N80 and L-3956 (Hackets Cross Rds) Salt 4.5 50 5 

Stradbally 

Junction of N80 and L-3956 (Hackets 

N80 

Junction of N80 and L-3837 in Stradbally Travel 4.5 60 5 

Cross Rds) 

Junction of N80 and L-3837 in 

N80 

Stradbally 

Twin Roundabouts at Junction of N80 

R445 

and R445 in Portlaoise 

L-6311 Junction of R445 and L-6311 (Block 

Junction of L-6311 and N80 Salt 1 50 1 

Block Road Road) 

Bloomfield Cross Roundabout at junction of N80 and 

N80 Junction of L-6311 and N80 

travel 1.5 50 2 

R425 

Bloomfield Cross Roundabout at 

R425 

Junction of R425 and R445 at Rathbrennan Salt 2 50 3 

junction of N80 and R425 


Including overbridge and roundabouts at M7 Junction 

R445 

Salt 5 40 8 

Rathbrennan 

16 at Ballydavis to Junction with Hand road L-71504 

R445 Junction with Hand Road( L-71504) Roundabout on R445 near Sluggory Cross Travel 4 50 5 

Roundabout on R445 near Sluggory 

R419 

Junction with R445 at Kilminchy Salt 1 50 1 

Cross 

R445 Junction with R445 at Kilminchy Junction with R425 at Rathbrennan Travel 1 50 1 

Salt 4 40 6 

Cont’d… 

Roundabout at Junction of L-2120 and R445 near 

Church in Portlaoise 

R445 Junction with R425 at Rathbrennan 

26

Junction with R445 and L-2696 at Railway bridge in 

Travel 1.5 30 3 

Portlaoise 

Junction to Machinery Yard at Clonkeen on R445 Salt 3 40 5 

Roundabout Junction of L-2120 and 

R445 at Church Road Portlaoise 

Junction with R445 and L-2696 in 

Portlaoise 

Junction to Machinery Yard at Clonkeen 

on R445 

Roundabout at junction of R445 & 

Knockmay Link Road in Portlaoise 

Roundabout at junction of Knockmay 

Link road & road R922 in Portlaoise 

R445 

Roundabout at Junction of R445 & Knockmay link 

Travel 2.5 50 3 

road in Portlaoise 

Roundabout at junction at Knockmay Link Road and 

Salt 1.7 45 2 

road R922 in Portlaoise 

M7 junction 17 at Togher including roundabout Salt 3.3 30 7 

R445 

Knockmay 

Link Road 

R922 

Point on N77 approx 3kms north of Abbeyleix in 

Salt 9 45 12 

Tonduff 

Junction of N77 & R430 in Abbeyleix Travel 3 60 3 

N77 Roundabout at M7 junction 17 at Togher 

Pt on N77 approx 3kms north of 

Abbeyleix in Tonduff 

N77 

Salt 14 50 17 

Junction of R430 and R445 in Mountrath 

R430 Junction of N77 & R430 in Abbeyleix 

R430 Junction of R430 and R445 in Mountrath Junction of N77 & R425 in Abbeyleix Travel 15 60 15 

R425 Junction of N77 & R425 in Abbeyleix Via Ballyroan to junction of R425 & R427 at Cashel Cross Salt 7.5 50 9 

R427 Junction of R425 & R427 at Cashel Cross Junction of R427 & R426 at Money Cross Salt 6.5 50 8 

R426 Junction of R427 & R426 at Money Cross Junction of R426 & R425 at Sheffield Cross Salt 5 50 6 

R425 Junction of R426 & R425 at Sheffield Cross Bloomfield Cross Roundabout at junction of R425 & N80 Salt 3 60 3 

Bloomfield Cross Roundabout at junction of 

R425/R426 

Junction of R427 & R426 at Money Cross Travel 8 60 8 

R425 & N80 

R426 Junction of R427 & R426 at Money Cross Junction of R426 and L- 3838 in Timahoe Village Salt 5 50 6 

Junction of R426 and L- 3838 in Timahoe 

R426 

Junction of R427 & R426 at Money Cross Travel 5 60 5 

Village 

R427 Junction of R427 & R426 at Money Cross Junction of R427 and N80 in Stradbally Salt 5.5 50 7 

N80/L-3837 Junction of R427 and N80 in Stradbally Aghamaddock (Drivers home) Travel 3 60 3 

Totals 53.5 91.5 177 


27 N80/R445

ROUTE CARD FOR PRECAUTIONARY TREATMENT ROUTE No.8 (Portlaoise town) 


Driver: Jim Lalor 

Vehicle: 3 ton pick up 10 W 484 


Average spread width for the route: 7metres 


Time 

(mins) 

Avg 

Speed 

(km/hr) 

Spreading 

Distance 

(km) 

Free run 

(km) 


From roundabout at junction of L2120 and Junction of L-2112 and N80 (Ballyfin 

N80 

Salt 2 2 24 5 

R445 in Portlaoise 

junction) in Portlaoise 

From roundabout at junction of Timahoe Junction of L-6310 and R429 at Meelick, 

R426 

Salt 2 2 24 5 

road (R426) and N80 in Portlaoise Portlaoise 

Roundabout on junction N80 and R922 at Roundabout at junction R922 and 

R922 

Salt 1 1 24 3 

Garda station in Portlaoise 

Clonminan link road in Portlaoise 

Roundabout at junction of N80 and R445 Junction with L-2629 and R445 at 

R445 

Salt 0.5 0.5 30 1 

at Square, Portlaoise 

railway bridge on Mountrath road. 

Main Street 

Junction of main Street with N80 at the Junction of Main street with N80 at 

L 21208, 

Salt 1 1 20 3 

L21209, 63101 

Square Portlaoise 

Church in Portlaoise 

Ridge Road L- 

Junction of L-2120 with R445 in Portlaoise Junction with L-21205 in Portlaoise Salt 1 1 20 3 

2120 

Borris Road L- 

Roundabout at junction of L-2133 and L- 

Junction of L 2133 and R445 in Portlaoise Salt 2 2 24 5 

2133 

6137 in Portlaoise 

Colliers Lane 

Roundabout at junction L-2133 and L- 

L-6137 in Junction of L-6137 and R445 in Portlaoise Salt 1 1 20 3 

6137 

Portlaoise 

Ballyfin road L- 

Junction of L-2112 and Portlaoise Link 

Junction of L-2112 and N80 in Portlaoise 

Salt 1 1 20 3 

2112 

Road 

Local Roads and streets in Portlaoise as listed below: 

Main Street L-21209,Knockmay Road, 2696, Church Street, Church Avenue, Railway Street, Well 

Road, Kylekiproe Road, Harper’s Lane, Bull Lane, Mill Lane, , Council car park and access roads, 

Salt 6.5 6.5 20 39 

Grenville Estate (50m), Kilminchy (250M), St. Bridges, Parkview, Carpark between Link road and main 

Street, Carpark and access road to Central Area Office on Mountmellick Road. 

Total 18 18 70 


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ROUTE CARD FOR PRECAUTIONARY TREATMENT ROUTE No. 9 (Mountmellick Urban Area) 


Driver: M. McEvoy 

Vehicle: 10 W 485 



Route Tonnage at 10 / 15 / 40 gms/m 2 : .8/1.2/3.2 tonnes 

Time 

(mins) 

Avg Speed 

(km/hr) 

Spreading 

Distance 

(km) 

Free run 

(km) 


50kph speed limit sign on N80 on 50kph speed limit on N80 on 

N80 

Travel/salt 1.3 1.3 20 8 

south side of Mountmellick 

north side of Mountmellick 

60kph speed limit sign on R422 on Junction of R422 and N80 in 

R422 

Travel/salt 0.7 0.7 20 4 

west side of Mountmellick 

Mountmellick 

Laois/Offaly border in Forrest 

R423 Junction with R422 in Mountmellick 

Travel/salt 2.0 2.0 20 12 

Lower 

Streets, local roads and junction in Mountmellick Travel /salt 16 8 20 12 

Total 20 12 96 

Route Efficiency 37.5% 

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