ROADS Services Training Group LOCAL AUTHORITY ROADS CONFERENCE

ROADS Services Training Group LOCAL AUTHORITY ROADS CONFERENCE 2016 Reforms, Challenges and Safety Radisson Blu Hotel, Rosses Point Road, Sligo, 18 th May 2016. 1

Reforms, Challenges and Safety Map. Roadworks Licensing John Horgan Senior Executive Engineer Dublin City Council

Content Ø Ø Ø Ø Increase in Licence Applications Irish Water The T 1 Process Current Status – Applications and Applicants Registration Process Charging and Finance Issues Affecting Licence Turnaround MRL Development and next release.

Major Works - Broadband – “No town, village or parish will be left behind under the National Broadband Plan” “next generation broadband to every house and business in the country by 2020” “we will establish a mobile phone and broadband taskforce to provide immediate solutions to the broadband/phone coverage deficit”

Major Works – Gas Networks Ireland

Major Works – Irish Water

Irish Water Ø Ongoing Engagement - Irish Water / DTTAS/ RMO Ø Results to date: Ø IW Feedback on Purple Book Ø Discussions on Implementation Ø Identification by IW of ‘Early Adopters’ to Online Licensing – Capital Projects Ø Presentation to IW Capital Projects 13 -5 -2016 Ø IW Capital Projects Rollout to be agreed

The T 1 Process Ø Ø Ø Ø T 1 Notification (Max 3 Month Process) Large/ Complex Works Early Engagement and Consultation Agree T 2 Licence Applications Phasing of works Geographical Limits Time Limits T 2 Applications linked to T 1

Applications per month

Applicants - Currently 70+ Registered Applicants - Paper Based applications phasing out

Registration Process http: //www. rmo. ie/non-registered-users. html Required Insurance Format Ø Registration < 5 days

Interim Charging RW 2/ 2016

Finance and Payments Finance Module Ø Ø Ø Ø Centralised RMO FMS system All applicants are Debtors – not Cash Customers Nightly routine to match MRL to the FMS Refundable / Non Refundable charges Refunds made at T 5 approval (asset charges) and End of Guarantee Period (all other charges) Large Applicants billed and pay monthly Ordinary User pays per licence Road Authority paid Monthly from central FMS Large Applicant: Ø Ø Ø Capped Reinstatement Fund Capped number of open licences Review of limits by RMO at National Level

Charges – Standard Approach Application Charge + Long Term Impact Charge + Reinstatement Charge (Refundable) + Road traffic Asset Charge (Refundable) + Specific Charges (if applicable)

Issues affecting Licence Turnaround Ø Licensing / Road Closures (Section 75 Roads Act 1993) Separate processes Ø Temporary Traffic Management Plans Applicant Responsibility – Safety / Statutory Obligations Authorities Role – Traffic Ø Ø Ø Compliance with RW 2/ 2016 Delays during Holiday Periods Attaching Licences Holiday Cover

MRL 4 Release – June 2016 Ø Multiple Traffic Management Plans per application Ø T 4 (Emergencies) – entry for up to 21 days after works Ø Excavation locations can be edited to T 5 stage Ø Licence Condition Templates can be set up for each Traffic Impact Number Ø Authorities can have ‘View only’ users Ø Licences ordered by which is next to start Ø Co-Ordinate System to include ING/ ITM July 2016 Ø Mapping & Improved Search Functionality

Next phase of development – Release in 2016 Ø Ø Notifications App Inspections module and app Finance module Road closures/ 254’s/ abnormal loads etc

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