Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has announced the roll out of part-time 20mph speed limit schemes at 100 schools across the North of Ireland.
The new speed limits will come into effect at over a dozen schools in Derry city and Co Derry.
Making the announcement, Minister Mallon said: “I made a commitment in June to allocate £2 million of funding to bring forward part-time 20mph speed limits at around 100 schools across Northern Ireland so that parents, children and staff will be safer as they go to and from school on a daily basis.
“I am delighted today to announce the 100 schools that will benefit from the introduction of the new reduced speed limits for this year.
“Children, parents and teachers in every part of the North will see positive, practical changes delivered on the ground by the Department of Infrastructure in their community.
“Schools in Northern Ireland were assessed across our four roads Divisions and 25 schools in each Division were identified based on considerations of need as well as individual site constraints.
“Road safety, especially around our schools, is a priority and it is my intention that through future programmes many more schools will have a 20mph speed limit on the roads outside their gates.
“My officials are working at pace to develop the schemes, to take forward the legislation and to put in place the new part-time 20mph speed limit measures at these schools.
“This is another step forward in our effort to make our roads safer, however, it is vital that all road users take care on our roads. Together we can deliver safer places for all our communities.”
At each of the schools new road signs will be erected in the form of standard fixed speed limit roundel signs with flashing amber lights set to come on at the times the reduced speed limit applies.
This follows trials at a number of schools to determine the effectiveness of this arrangement of signs and it was found they have a positive impact on the reduction in mean speed.
Schools in Derry city:
Culmore Primary School 181 Culmore Road, Derry
Foyle College 67 Limavady Road, Derry
Ebrington Primary and Nursey 67 Limavady Road, Derry
St Paul’s Primary School Slievemore 1 Moss Road, Derry
Model Primary School Northland Road, Derry
Schools in Co Derry:
St Canice PS 34 Glenedra Road, Feeny BT47 4TW
Drumrane PS 286 Drumrane Road, Dungiven BT47 4NL
St Patricks & St Joseph’s PS, 5 Churchtown Road, Garvagh BT51 5BA
St Matthew’s PS 296 Drumsurn Road, Limavady BT49 0PX
Crossroads Primary School 147 Drumagarner Road, Kilrea
Saint Eoghan’s Draperstown 51 Moneyneany Road, Draperstown
Saint Brigids Mayogall 52 Mayogall Road, Magherafelt
Ampertaine Primary School 94 Kilrea Road, Upperlands
Schools in Tyrone:
Holy Cross Melmount Road, Strabane
St Marys PS Melmount Road, Strabane
Artigarvan PS Berryhill Road, Artigarvan
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