Planning Department Meath County Council  By email: planning@meathcoco.ie  Dáta|Date    Ár dTag|Our Ref. 17 November, 2020   TII20-111481  Re.  Part VIII Proposal – P8/20015 (N51 Park and Ride Facility at Moathill, Navan, County Meath)  Dear Sir/Madam,  TII acknowledges receipt of the Part VIII referral concerning the proposed N51 Park and Ride Facility at Moathill, Navan, Co. Meath. In assessing the proposed Part VIII, TII recommends the Council has regard to the requirements of TII Publications and the provisions of the DoECLG Spatial Planning and National Roads Guidelines, in particular;   It is noted that the Part VIII documentation drawings detail a number of interventions to the national road carriageway. The N51, national secondary road, is a strategic national road and carries significant volumes of traffic, including heavy commercial vehicles. It is critical that proposals are undertaken complementary to safeguarding the strategic function of the national road and importantly, addresses safety for all road users, including vulnerable road users, in town centre and urban locations.   TII considers that the proposed works, impacting the national road, require a Preliminary Design Report (PDR) in accordance with TII Publication DN-GEO-03030 (Minor Improvements on National Roads) in advance of any decision to progress proposals. The PDR will assist in identifying and resolving road safety concerns for vulnerable road users in the urban area.   The works proposed should be subject to a Road Safety Audit to inform the design response to road safety issues. There is no evidence that road safety audit has been undertaken in accordance with the requirements of TII Publications GE-STY-01024 Road Safety Audit.  TII considers that the foregoing matters require clarification and/or resolution prior to any decision to progress the Part VIII proposal. Pending resolution of the foregoing;   All works to the N51, national road, shall comply with TII Publications (Technical Standards) in the interests of road user safety.   All recommendations of the Road Safety Audit should be incorporated in final designs for construction.  It is requested that the foregoing observations are taken into consideration in the assessment and determination of the proposed Part VIII development in the interests of safeguarding road user safety and the strategic function of the national road network in the area.  Yours sincerely,  ____________________ Michael McCormack Senior Land Use Planner