elphin local area plan 2009 - 2015 - Roscommon County Council
elphin local area plan 2009 - 2015 - Roscommon County Council
elphin local area plan 2009 - 2015 - Roscommon County Council
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Chapter 4: Infrastructure and Services<br />
Regional Policies<br />
The Regional Planning Guidelines for the West 2004-2016, provides Strategic Goals in Section 3.2<br />
which seek to: secure for the Western Region (including <strong>County</strong> <strong>Roscommon</strong>) an integrated transport and<br />
access infrastructure; to tackle infrastructure deficits in telecommunications; to improve energy efficiency;<br />
and, to put in place a framework that would meet the service infrastructural requirements of the Region for<br />
the present and into the future.<br />
Local Policies<br />
“<strong>Roscommon</strong> Common Vision”, <strong>Roscommon</strong> <strong>County</strong> Development Board Strategy, 2002 - 2012<br />
The strategic aims of <strong>Roscommon</strong> <strong>County</strong> Development Board (RCDB) are to develop an integrated,<br />
sustainable, and people centred framework for the development of the <strong>County</strong>. The work of the Board<br />
aims to ensure the delivery of all public services in the county in a cost efficient and equitable manner. Its<br />
10 year strategy <strong>plan</strong> has informed the RCDP process in relation to infrastructure provision. The<br />
Implementation Plan for this strategy sets out all key issues, objectives, practical actions, indicators,<br />
project completion dates and co-coordinating/partner agencies.<br />
<strong>Roscommon</strong> <strong>County</strong> Development Plan 2008-2014<br />
The policies and objectives outlined in this Elphin Local Area Plan are in addition to the policies and<br />
objectives contained within the <strong>Roscommon</strong> <strong>County</strong> Development Plan, 2008-2014.<br />
4.2.2 Physical Context<br />
This section of the LAP will focus on access roads, urban streets, future development and major<br />
infrastructure.<br />
Access Roads<br />
Elphin is connected to the N61 National Secondary Route and the national road network via a 1.5km<br />
section of the R369 Regional Road to the west of the town. Low cost accident remedial measures were<br />
carried out at the N61/R369 junction in 2000; however, a major realignment scheme would be required to<br />
achieve appropriate sight lines.<br />
Elphin is accessed directly by the R369 and R368 Regional Roads. The R369 provides access from the<br />
west (Bellanagare and the N5) while the R368 provides access from the south (Strokestown and the N5)<br />
and the north (Carrick-on-Shannon and the N4).<br />
Since 2000, significant maintenance and improvement works have been carried out by <strong>Roscommon</strong><br />
<strong>County</strong> <strong>Council</strong> on the national road network in the vicinity of Elphin (N61, N5 and N4). With the<br />
exception of the newly realigned N4, the National Roads Authority (NRA) funded improvement works<br />
have focused on pavement strengthening/resurfacing works within the LAP <strong>area</strong>.<br />
Maintenance and improvement works on the regional and <strong>local</strong> road network were funded by the<br />
Department of Transport during this same period. Improvement works involved pavement<br />
strengthening/resurfacing works and the realignment of critical sections of the regional network. Notable<br />
recent and ongoing schemes include; realignment works on the R368 at Killukin, road stabilisation works<br />
at Killummod to the north of Elphin, and realignment works on the R368 at Cregga to the south of the<br />
town.<br />
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