LOUTH COUNTY COUNCIL Speed Limit Review 2025

LOUTH COUNTY COUNCIL

 Speed Limit Review 2025

Louth County Council has undertaken a speed limit review of all public roads in towns, villages and settlements with an existing speed limit of 60km/h or lower. These speed limits have been assessed in accordance with the Department of Transport Guidelines 2015 (and subsequent amendments) and proposed urban speed limit changes recommended.

The Council is running a 2-week non-statutory consultation including drop in events to facilitate public feedback on the proposals. Proposals include the introduction of several 30km/h Urban Zones.

The draft Urban Speed Limit proposals will be available for public inspection during office hours from Tuesday 22^nd July to 5pm Tuesday 05^th August 2025 and also:

• electronically on the Louth County Council website using the following link

     https://consult.louthcoco.ie/en/consultation/louth-county-council-speed-limit-review-2025

• At the following drop in events

Submissions on the Draft Speed Limit Proposals may be made either;

• Electronically at the Submission section of this consultation page
• By email to speedlimitreview2025@louthcoco.ie
• In writing marked “Submission – Louth Speed Limit Review 2025 “ to

Operations Section, Louth County Council, County Hall, Millennium Centre,

Dundalk, Co. Louth A91 KFW.

Any submissions must be made not later than 5.00pm on Tuesday 05^th August 2025.

*Dundalk and Drogheda maps to follow

A further statutory consultation period for the Draft Urban Speed Limit Byelaws will take place later in the year inviting final submissions.