Why We Are Doing It
The Noise Action Plan is required under the Environmental Noise Directive (“END”) (2002/49/EC) which was transposed into Irish law through the European Communities (Environmental Noise) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 549/2018) and the European Communities (Environmental Noise) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 663/2021). The Regulations require Strategic Noise Maps and Noise Action Plans to be made or revised every five years.
Strategic Noise Maps
Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) is the designated noise mapping body for national roads identified as major roads within the County and Galway County Council is the designated noise mapping body for non-national major roads. However, for the purposes of this Noise Action Plan, TII prepared the strategic noise maps for all major national and non-national roads with >3million passenger vehicles for County Galway. The maps are based on data gathered under the Round 4 noise mapping and action planning cycle (2019-2024).
Action Planning Area for County Galway
The roads listed below constitute the action planning area for County Galway.
Road Location Description
M6 From Jn 19 Oranmore to County Boundary at Balinasloe
M17 From Jn with M6/M18 to Tuam
M18 From Jn 17 to County Boundary with Clare
N6 From Jn 19 Oranmore to Galway City Boundary
N17 From Jn with N83 to Mayo County Boundary
N59 From Galway City Boundary to Moycullen
N67 From Carrowmoneash roundabout at Oranmore to Kilcolgan
N83 From Galway City Boundary to Tuam
N84 From Galway City Boundary to Jn with L2119 Corrandulla
R336 From Galway City Boundary to Spiddal
R338 From Galway City Boundary to Dublin road roundabout Oranmore
R339 From Galway City Boundary to Jn with R381 Carnmore
R381 From Jn with N83 at Claregalway to Jn 19 with M6/N6
R446 From Galway City Boundary to Carrowmoneash roundabout Oranmore
R446 From Dublin road roundabout Oranmore to Derrydonnell
R458 From Kilcolgan to Jn 17 M18
L4103 From Jn with R338 to Jn with N67 at Oranmore
Noise Action Plan 2024 - 2028
The Environmental Noise Directive (END) requires local authorities to draw-up plans of action which will include measures to ‘address priorities which may be identified by the exceeding of any relevant limit value or by other criteria chosen by the Member State and apply in particular to the most important areas as established by strategic noise.
For detailed noise maps see EPA website at https://gis.epa.ie/EPAMaps/ (select Environment & Wellbeing/Noise/Noise Round 4 Road National Lden for day/evening/night or Noise Round 4 Road National – Lnight for night-time)