Winter Service Plan 2014 -2015
Winter Service Plan 2014 -2015
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| Role | Name | Signature | Date |
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| Prepared By | Shane Aylward | | |
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| Checked By | Simon Walton | | |
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| Winter Services Manager | Simon Walton | | |
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Director of Services
for Transportation | Simon Walton | | |
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The purpose and scope of this document is to identify the processes, procedures and key personnel employed by Kilkenny County Council in the delivery of winter maintenance services throughout County Kilkenny.
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Motorists have a general duty of care to consider prevailing weather and road conditions when planning and/or undertaking journeys across the public road network.
Kilkenny County Council will seek to ensure, as far as reasonably practicable, the prevention of ice formation and of snow accumulation on Priority 1 Routes (Red Routes).
Kilkenny County Council will seek to ensure, as far as reasonably practicable, the prevention of ice formation and of snow accumulation on Priority 2 Routes (Blue Routes).
In extreme weather events and/or in circumstances requiring resource prioritisation, Priority 1 Routes will take precedence over Priority 2 Routes in terms of the allocation of available resources.
Kilkenny County Council will provide periodic winter maintenance services on Priority 3 Routes (Green Routes). Such services will only be provided on selected occasions associated with the anticipation of particularly severe weather conditions.
Road-users must not assume that pre-salting services have been provided to the Priority 3 Network.
Mobilisation and Treatment times are detailed in Table A4.1 below. In the case of Priority 1 and 2 Routes, notification of the intention to commence pre-salting services is required a minimum of five to six hours in advance of the predicted time of ice formation.
| Treatment Route | Priority 1 | Priority 2 | Priority 3 |
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| Mobilisation Time | 1hr | 1hr | 2hr |
| Treatment Time | 3hr | 3hr | 4hr |
Table A4.1
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The following list in Table A5.1 sets out the drawings which indicate the Priority 1, 2 and 3 Routes for Winter Maintenance and also indicate the Section 85 arrangements between Kilkenny County Council and the Councils of Tipperary whereby, in the interests of efficiency services are provided by one local authority on behalf of another. The mapping for Priority 1, 2 and 3 Routes is contained in the Appendices.
| Drawing. No. | Drawing Name | Date |
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| KCC-WM-01 | Priority 1 & 2 Routes | October 2014 |
| KCC-WMP1&2-01 | Route A – N77, N78, R639 & R693 | October 2014 |
| KCC-WMP1&2-02 | Route B – N76, N24 & R448 | October 2014 |
| KCC-WMP1&2-03 | Route C – R700, N25 & R704 | October 2014 |
| KCC-WMP1&2-04 | Route D – N10, R713, R448, R712 & Ring Road | October 2014 |
| KCC-WM-05 | Section 85 Kilkenny/South Tipperary | October 2013 |
| KCC-WM-08 | Section 85 South Tipperary/Kilkenny | October 2013 |
| KCC-WMP3-01 | Priority 3 Route Kilkenny Area | Sept. 2011 |
| KCC-WMP3-02 | Priority 3 Route Castlecomer Area | Nov. 2010 |
| KCC-WMP3-03 | Priority 3 Route Callan Area | Nov.2010 |
| KCC-WMP3-04 | Priority 3 Route Newrath Area | Nov. 2010 |
| KCC-WMP3-05 | Priority 3 Route Thomastown Area | Nov. 2010 |
Table A5.1 Winter Maintenance Route Mapping Schedule
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The Duty Engineer will inspect the forecast system daily from approximately 2pm or as soon thereafter as the Met Eireann forecast has been received. The decision matrix normally consists of the following;
| Forecast | Pre- Salting |
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| > 1 degree C predicted across the network | No |
| < 0 degrees C predicted across the network together with moisture/precipitation existing or predicted | Yes, decision made by 3pm and drivers/fitters notified of intent to pre-salt.
Target a final instruction to treat at least 5 hours in advance of predicted time of ice formation
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| < 1 >0 degrees predicted across the network in conjunction with moisture/precipitation existing or predicted | Monitor regularly from 2pm until sufficient information is to hand for decision. Target a final instruction to treat at least 5 hours in advance of predicted time of ice formation |
| <1>0 degrees predicted across the network in conjunction with dry conditions, both existing and predicted | Monitor regularly from 2pm until sufficient information is to hand for decision. Target a final instruction to treat at least 5 hours in advance of predicted time of ice formation (should treatment be required) |
Table A8.1 Decision Matrix
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The following outlines the application rates for pre-salting:
- Pre-salting is provided at a rate of 10g/m2
- At selected sections of pre-salting routes or on particularly severe events, application rates may be increased to reflect localised conditions.
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Treatment Routes
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