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Proposed Student Accommodation,

Bandon Road, Cork, Co. Cork

Road Safety Audit – Stage 1/2

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Client Lyonshall

Project Title Student Accommodation Bandon Road

Document Title Report for Stage 1/2 – Road Safety Audit

Job No. 20048_RSA

Document No. 16015TT - Doc02

Revision Status Author Reviewed By Approved By Date

01 Internal Draft K Manley B Loughrey B Loughrey 20/03/2020

02 Client Issue K Manley B Loughrey B Loughrey 20/03/2020

MHL Consulting Engineers

Carraig Mór House, 10 High Street,

Douglas Rd, Cork

Tel: 021 – 4840214 Fax: 021 - 4840215




For Lyonshall. 2 MHL & Associates Ltd Consulting Engineers

CONTENTS:

1. INTRODUCTION 3

2. AUDIT ISSUES 6

2.1. ROAD SAFETY PROBLEMS & COMMENTS 6

3. AUDIT TEAM STATEMENT 7

APPENDICES

APPENDIX A Photographs

APPENDIX B RSA Collision Statistics

APPENDIX C Drawings & Documents Submitted for Information

APPENDIX D RSA Feedback Form





1. INTRODUCTION

This document reports on a road safety audit which was carried out on the proposed

entrance to a proposed Student Accommodation Complex at Bandon Road, Cork. This road

safety audit forms part of an application to Bord Pleanala for planning application for the

Student Accommodation.

MHL have been appointed to produce this report by the client.

The Student Accommodation is located on the Bandon Road in Cork City, in close proximity

to the junction of Bandon Road and Magazine Road. The site is an existing joinery, that is

no longer in operation. A single vehicular access is being proposed at the same location as

the existing entrance serving the old joinery. The proposed new entrance has been

positioned at a safer location with improved visibility too and from it. The local road network

is currently within an existing 50 kph speed limit zone. See Figure 1.1 next page which

shows the site and access location.

It is proposed to create a colour contrasted raised platform at this location on Bandon Road

which will facilitate a reduced speed of 30kph. The proposed road layout changes have been

agreed with Cork City Council.

The Audit Team consists of Brian Loughrey (team leader) and Ken Manley (team member)

and Brian Murphy (team member) of MHL Consulting Engineers. The team made a site visit

during daylight hours on 19th March 2020. The weather during the audit visit was dry and

mild and the road surface was dry.

Information provided to assist the Audit consists of the drawings and documents listed in

Appendix C. The information provided was adequate for the purposes of carrying out a stage

1/2 road safety audit for the proposed access design.

No road collision data was provided. The auditors consulted the RSA Road Collision Records,

as published on the RSA website, in the vicinity of the proposed development for the period

2005 to 2016. 2 minor collisions were reported in the vicinity of the proposed access over

the 8-year period.

The Audit has been carried out in accordance with the relevant sections of TII document GE-

STY-01024 (NRA HD 19/15), “Road Safety Audit”. The scheme has not been examined or

verified for compliance with any other standards or criteria. The team drove and walked the

site boundary/public road interface and compiled a list of road safety problems and

associated recommendations which are presented in this report.

An Audit Team Statement is included at the end of the Report.





Figure 1.1 Site Location

Figure 1.2 Local Road Network





Figure 1.3 Site layout with proposed Public Realm Changes

Figure 1.4 Road Collison Stats from 2005-2016





2. AUDIT ISSUES

2.1. Road Safety Problems & Comments

2.1.1. Problem: Lack of separation from building and trafficked Carriageway

A vehicle exiting the proposed development will have practically zero forward visibility

to pedestrians on the public footpath to the left as indicated below, specifically if both

the vehicle and the pedestrian ‘hug’ the building sides.

Recommendation 1

Consideration should be given to providing a minimum ‘rubbing strip’ adjacent to the

building on the public footpath to deflect pedestrians from a potential collision point.

2.1.2. Problem: No Loading Bay provision for ‘Cissie Young’s’ and the Centra

Store

The drawing submitted for audit proposes 0.9m high bollards fronting the ‘Cissie

Young’s’ pub. There is no provision for a Loading Bay in the area which may result in

delivery trucks occupying the travelled carriageway. This could lead to overtaking

vehicles on Magazine Road colliding with left turners coming from Magazine Road.

Recommendation 2

The designers should consider the option of providing a partial pull-in area for

loading/unloading that would serve both the pub and the Centra Food store.

2.1.3. Problem: ESB Pole left in the centre of proposed footpath

It is proposed to leave an existing ESB Pole in the centre of the upgraded footpath.

This would be a n obstruction to the visually impaired.

Recommendation 3

The ESB/Public Lighting Column should be moved if possible, to the rear of the

footpath.

2.1.4. Comment: Speed Limit Signage

It is understood that the raised area is to be a designated 30kph. No signage is

evident on the drawing submitted for audit. Signage should be provided and agreed

with the Roads Authority as part of the works.





3. AUDIT TEAM STATEMENT

We certify that we have examined the drawings and documents listed in the Appendix to this

Report. The examination has been carried out with the sole purpose of identifying any

features of the design that could be removed or modified in order to improve the safety of

the scheme. The problems identified have been noted in this report, together with

associated safety improvement suggestions, which we recommend should be studied for

implementation. The Auditors have not been involved with the scheme design.

Mr Brian Loughrey BE CEng MIEI

Signed: ………………………………………

Date:

Mr Ken Manley

Signed: ……… ……………………………

Date:





Appendix A – Site Views





View 1: Looking Westwards along Bandon Road

View 2: Looking Eastwards along Bandon Road





Appendix B – RSA Collision Records





RSA Collision Data Figure B1

RSA Collision Data Figure B2





Appendix C – Drawings & Documents Submitted for Information





DRAWINGS AND DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED FOR INFORMATION

DRAWINGS BY: Forestbird Design , OMP Architects

Ref. Rev. Drawing Title Scale

Layout Drawings

L304 1 Public Realm Plan 1:200 (A3)

1619A_OMP_00_SP_

M3_A_1000





Appendix D – RSA Feedback Form





Road Safety Audit Feedback Form

Scheme: Proposed Student Accomadation at Bandon Road, Cork, Co. Cork

Audit Stage: ___1/2___

Date Audit Completed: ____19/03/2020______

Signed: __________________________ Designer Date: _____________

Signed: ________________________Audit Team Leader Date: _20/03/2020____

Signed: ________________________Employer Date: ______________

To Be Completed By Designer To Be

Completed

by Audit

Team Leader

Paragraph

No. in

Safety Audit

Report

Problem

accepted

(yes/no)

Recommended

measure

accepted

(yes/no)

Describe alternative measure(s). Give reasons

for not accepting recommended measure

Alternative

measures or

reasons

accepted by

auditors

(yes/no)

2.1.1 No No

2.1.2 Yes Yes

2.1.3 Yes Yes

2.1.4 Yes Yes

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