Rural roads work 'limited by resources'
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| Part of Logstown-Carnalway road. |
And officials say they are limited in how well they can maintain the 2,500 kms of roads in the county by the funding they receive.
The response was to a motion by Cllr Anne Connolly, who said the state of the rural road network was a 'top topic' during the recent local elections canvassing campaign. She was asking that the Council consult with councillors with a view to building a data-base of rural roads within the county needing resurfacing or maintenance.
Officials said there is a pavement management system (PMS) in place, where all roads are surveyed and rated by a trained MD staff member. Every road is driven and assessed on a scale of 1-10, the councillors were told, and a colour coded chart is used to help prioritise, and determine what level of rehabilitation is required. But only up to around 20 kms of road a year can be resurfaced with the budget allocated.
In addition to the PMS, roads for work are selected using annual average daily traffic, and their location. There's a 'rolling programme' over a three-year cycle in the process.
Officials also said that allocation of funds for roads work in all MDs has been made since the beginning of the year. When Cllr Suzanne Doyle raised the issue of changed MD boundaries, she was told that monies allocated to an area which had been moved into a new MD for the recent elections would still receive their allocation from the MD where they had been.
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