Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Request for copies of; records, investigations, etc. of motorway incidents due to the sudden onset of hailstones over the last 3 years; investigations and correspondence between TII and local authorities regarding impacts between errant vehicles and timber posts and rail fences adjacent to motorways; documents regarding the "clear zone"; cost benefit analysis reports in relation to the retrofitting of "forgiving roadside" fences in the clear zone area and in relation to the creation of a new fencing standard; safety audits conducted on the M7 between junctions 27 & 28 prior to opening of the motorway and since March 2017; technical reports created and recommendations made arising from such road safety audits. Details of the background to the creation of the new fencing standard DN REQ-03034 NRA TD 19/15.