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Warning : It is not possible to guarantee that roads including Motorways and National Routes will be entirely clear of ice at all times as ice can occur on roads at any time and any place not predicted in forecasts. All road users must be alert to any variations in the road surface condition.
Limerick County has a very temperate climate given its location between the River Shannon Estuary and the Galtee Mountains in the inland part of the County. This means that weather conditions may and can vary very significantly in any one day or night.
The treatment system which is governed primarily on the National Road network, Priority 1 (Appendix I), which is based primarily on the Icenet system, ice prediction software, put in place by the National Roads Authority (NRA). The system involves daily monitoring by the Council's Roads Engineers throughout the season from mid-October to end April each year. This system is supported by and operated in conjunction with the Irish National Meteorological Service, Met Eireann. As resources permit and depending on prevailing weather Priority 2 routes, comprising of most Regional Roads and other strategic locations (Appendix II) will also be treated.
The attached map (907kb pdf) shows the treatment regime for the County.
Treatment Plan Details are available here...
With approximately 4,000 kms of roadway in Co. Limerick , it would be unrealistic to expect that every road and pedestrian area in the County can be treated.
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