TOPIC: Managing Roads Services
The 2022 Roads Services Training Group Annual Conference took place on 17th & 18th of May, 2022 in The Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa, Sligo
There continues to be many demands in terms of maintaining and improving the regional and local road network. The main focus of the regional and local road investment programme is the maintenance of the network including resealing of road surfaces along with road and bridge rehabilitation works. In addition, under the National Development Plan a number of new projects are being constructed. The Conference will provide a context to investment in roads by reference to developments in relation to Climate Change, Public Transport and Accessibility. It will also seek to provide an update to delegates on the current activities in the roads sector and initiatives underway. It is intended to address issues relating to the following areas;
Roads Sector Overview
Road Design/Geometrics
Reuse of Materials at Roadworks
Pavement Management
Public Transport
Public Spending Code
Accessibility
Temporary Traffic Management
DMURS
Training Update
Winter maintenance
Guidance for LAs on the Climate Adaptation of Regional and Local Roads

Recordings are now available

Below are the links to the 6 sessions of the 2022 RSTG Conference Held in the Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa, Sligo on the 17th & 18th May 2022. The links will remain available until May 2023 if the material is to be viewed after this date it should be downloaded.

Session 1 Funding, Network Safety Analysis & Support Office Update https://purcellav.wetransfer.com/downloads/f4f16be53cd95b8c08a47956337ad…
Session 2 Road Management & Land Acquisition Considerations https://purcellav.wetransfer.com/downloads/265bed3f904d00fd30e535fca0f1a…
Session 3 Climate Adaptation & Network Resilience https://purcellav.wetransfer.com/downloads/a8d32b4c036cf64a35723e5356653…
Session 4 Environmental Considerations and ATU Sligo Campus(formerly IT Sligo) https://purcellav.wetransfer.com/downloads/7960f704d72d16e61e90d426bcd82…
Session 5 Communications, Electric Vehicle Charging Network & the Cycle Network https://purcellav.wetransfer.com/downloads/c9a99e8fb82fdeef74140db4ae72e…
Session 6 Road Pavement https://purcellav.wetransfer.com/downloads/8b947ca1232f8bcb0166e5a12173b…

Brochure: 

RSTG Conference Full Programme

Presentations: 

• Jim Campbell – How Road Maintenance can Contribute to Sustainability
• Eddie Winterlich – Design and Lifecycle of Road Pavements and the Circular Economy
• Eddie Winterlich – Pavement Works – Checks, Key Points and Best Practice
• Richard Bowen – The Identification of a National Cycle Network for Ireland
• Brendan O’Donnell – Electrification of Fleet and EV Charging – Local Authority Guidance
• Neasa Kane Fine – How to enhance your project through good communications
• Brian McCann – Part-time Postgraduate Online Programmes for Roads Services and Transport Engineers at ATU Sligo – Current Status and Future Plans
• James McCrum – Roads Act Environmental Impact Assessment Amendment Regulations 2019
• Bernadette Guest – Roads Projects and The Habitats Directive Lessons Learned and Key Principles
• Kieran Kissane – Climate Adaptation & Network Resilience
• Jerry Crowley – Guidelines for Road Drainage 2nd Edition
• Michael Horan – Land Acquistion Considerations
• Henry Spratt and Darragh McGowan – Capturing Active Travel Pedestrian and Cycling Infrastructure on MapRoad
• Brian Burke – MapRoad Asset Management System
• Bernard Sweeney – Collision Reporting and Evaluation Procedure
• Brian Cross – Traffic Signs Manual_0
• Angela McCormack and Maire Dolan – Regional Road Network Safety Analysis (RR NSA)_0
• Dominic Mullaney – Transport Priorities and the Regional and Local Roads Investment Programme_0

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