Speed limits on local roads in County Roscommon to change from Friday

Speed limits on rural local roads in the county will reduce from 80km/h to 60 km/h from this Friday.

The lowering of several speed limits set to take place on many Irish roads during 2025 is part of the Government's bid to reduce the high number of road fatalities and serious injuries.

The first of the changes will come into effect on Friday, February 7th when the default speed limits on rural local roads will decrease from 80km/h to 60km/h.

The new 'Rural Speed Limit' sign - a white circle with five diagonal black lines - with the words 'Go Mall, Slow' written underneath will be changed from Friday to indicate to motorists that they should drive at a limit of 60km/h.

As part of the speed limit review, Roscommon County Council had the opportunity to review the road network, and an exception has been made for the old N5, where the limit will remain at 80km/h.

Later this year, the speed limit in urban cores, which include built up areas as well as housing estates and town centres, will reduce to 30km/h.

The speed limit on national secondary roads will also be lowered from 100km/h to 80km/h.

All of these changes are being made under the Road Traffic Act 2024.

The Act follows a number of key recommendations from the Speed Limit Review, which was undertaken in 2023.

The review was overseen by a working group co-chaired by the Department of Transport and the Road Safety Authority and included representatives from An Garda Síochána, the National Transport Authority, Transport Infrastructure Ireland, and the City & County

The cost of replacing signage will be fully covered by the Department.