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

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

4. Content Increase in Licence Applications Irish Water The T1 Process
Current Status – Applications and Applicants
Registration Process
Charging and Finance
Issues Affecting Licence Turnaround
MRL Development and next release.

5. 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”

6. Major Works – Gas Networks Ireland

7. Major Works – Irish Water

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

9. The T1 Process T1 Notification (Max 3 Month Process)
Large/ Complex Works
Early Engagement and Consultation
Agree T2 Licence Applications
Phasing of works
Geographical Limits
Time Limits
T2 Applications linked to T1

10. Applications per month

11. Applicants Currently 70+ Registered Applicants
Paper Based applications phasing out

12. Required Insurance Format
Registration Process
Required Insurance Format
Registration < 5 days

13. Interim Charging RW2/ 2016

14. Finance and Payments Finance Module Large Applicant:
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 T5 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:
Capped Reinstatement Fund
Capped number of open licences
Review of limits by RMO at National Level

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

16. Issues affecting Licence Turnaround
Licensing / Road Closures (Section 75 Roads Act 1993)
Separate processes
Temporary Traffic Management Plans
Applicant Responsibility – Safety / Statutory Obligations
Authorities Role – Traffic
Compliance with RW2/ 2016
Delays during Holiday Periods Holiday Cover
Attaching Licences

17. MRL4 Release – June 2016
June 2016
Multiple Traffic Management Plans per application
T4 (Emergencies) – entry for up to 21 days after works
Excavation locations can be edited to T5 stage
Licence Condition Templates can be set up for each Traffic Impact Number
Authorities can have ‘View only’ users
Licences ordered by which is next to start
Co-Ordinate System to include ING/ ITM
July 2016
Mapping & Improved Search Functionality

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

19. Thank You