1 ROADS Services Training Group LOCAL AUTHORITY ROADS CONFERENCE 2015 Reforms, Challenges and Safety Treacys West County Hotel, Ennis, May 2015.

Reforms, Challenges and Safety Managing Timber Transport Shay O’Connor Senior Engineer Leitrim County Council

Presentation Outline  Forest Industry  Managing Timber Transport Good Practice Guide  Pilot Project Leitrim  UCD Study  Forest Entrance Consent  Felling License  Moving Forward

Planting of new Forests to 2012 Hectares “Nearly all State planting” 10.6% of land area now under forest, 744,000 ha Private Planting Fragmented, 19,000 owners

Volume of timber to be harvested annually from Irish forests Roundwood forecast to increase from 3.8 to 7 million m 3 by 2028

Forest AgeHarvest TypeVolume m 3 /haNo. of Lorry Loads* /ha 201st Thinning nd Thinning rd Thinning th Thinning Clearfell Total Volume of timber over life time of forest

Good Practice Guide  Partnership Approach  Forestry Planning and Forecasting  Vehicle Technology  Agreed Routes

Forestry Planning and Forecasting  Coillte Data  Forest Service Forest Map Viewer Forest Cover Maps Data Agreement

Forestry Planning and Forecasting Forest Cover Maps

Vehicle Technology  Central Tyre Inflation  “Maxi” wide tyres  Vehicle Tracking/On Board Weighing  Extra Wheels on Axle

Agreed Routes  Control Measures CTI Tyres Restrict Number of Movements Restricted Speeds Reduced Payloads  Operation of Agreed Routes

Pilot Project  Preliminary Meeting Local Authority Timber Management Company Timber Buyer Transport Company  Agreement Roadworks Required prior to Operation Vehicles to be used Agreed Routes Post Operations Meeting

Pilot Project

Deep Open Drain Unsurfaced Road

UCD Study  Research Project  Agreed Routes Map Concept  Data Mapping and Future Forest Activity  Pavement Management System

Forest Entrance Consent  New Forest Entrance and Planning Permission  Technical Standard  Implementation

Felling License  Forestry Service  Restricted to Felling Operations  Road Conditions

Moving Forward  Consultation  Information Exchange  Funding  Community Involvement Schemes

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