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  • Traffic signs authorisations

    Topics:
    • Roads, 
    • Roads policy

    Traffic signs authorised for use in Northern Ireland in addition to those prescribed in the traffic signs regulations (TSR (NI) 1997).

    Cycling signs

    • Advanced stop line road marking for cyclists
    • Contra-flow cycle lanes sign
    • Cyclists across entry slip at junction ahead sign
    • Cyclists rejoin carriageway sign
    • Cycle hire scheme
    • Lower height traffic light signals for cyclists
    • Route for vehicular traffic consisting solely of pedal cyclists across a signal controlled junction
    • Two way cycle lane signs

    Direction and welcome signs

    • Direction to jobs and benefits office signs
    • Motorway service areas
    • Recycling centre signs
    • Shopmobility signs
    • Village/town name sign
    • Welcome to Northern Ireland sign incorporating speed limits in mph

    Events signs

    • Stop - Cycle Race, Cyclists, Runners, Walkers and Planned Event sign

    Informatory signs

    • Emergency vehicles only sign
    • Experimental road markings - (A26) Lisnevenagh Road Dunsilly Antrim
    • Permitted vehicles only sign
    • Pollution control valve sign
    • Share space sign

    Lane discipline or usage signs

    • Distance over which single file traffic occurs sign plate
    • Hard shoulder pull-in signs
    • Lane reduction ahead sign
    • Motorway traffic only sign
    • Overtaking lane ahead sign
    • Possible right turning vehicles (A3 Castledillon) sign plate

    Parking and waiting restriction signs

    • Bus lay-by and limited waiting signs and road markings
    • Coach parking restricted waiting sign
    • Diplomatic vehicle parking signs and road markings
    • Disabled badge holders only at all times sign
    • Disabled/loading only road markings
    • Drop off and pick up bay sign and road markings
    • Electric vehicle charging point signs
    • Motorcycle parking restricted waiting sign
    • Residents parking zone signs
    • Restricted parking zone signs
    • Taxi bus sign and road markings
    • Taxis loading only sign and road markings

    Public Transport and Bus Lane Signs

    • Bus and railway station signs (direction to)
    • Bus and railway station pedestrian and cyclist signs (direction to)
    • Bus Lane - exception to stopping sign
    • Donegall Quay bus lane sign
    • M1 and M2 hardshoulder bus lane VMS and road markings
    • Named bus lane sign
    • Park and ride site sign
    • With-flow bus lanes located between traffic lanes

    School signs

    • Safer routes to school signs and road markings
    • School safety zones signs and road markings

    Speed limit signs

    • 20mph speed limits at schools signs
    • 30mph speed limit - newly imposed commencement point sign
    • Advisory 20mph speed limit zone sign
    • Part time speed limit ahead ahead signs
    • Speed camera ahead and national speed limit reminder sign
    • Speed limit roundel road marking
    • Variable speed limit signs (A12 Westlink and M1)

    Temporary/road works signs

    • Clogher valley show – temporary diversion signing
    • COVID-19 Social Distancing traffic signs
    • Merge in turn at road works sign
    • Mobile roadworks lanes closed ahead
    • Police collision sign
    • Sequentially flashing road lamps at road works or obstructions
    • Signal sequence changed ahead sign
    • Skid risk sign and plate
    • Temporary obstruction 15 minutes delay sign
    • Temporary traffic signs for road works
    • Use of signs 832.11 and 832.12 by DOE

    Tourist signs

    • Antrim Coast and Glens (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) sign
    • Binevenagh (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) sign
    • Strangford Lough canoe trail sign
    • Causeway Coast (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) sign
    • Faughan Valley cycle route sign
    • Game of Thrones attraction sign
    • Historic city walls symbol (Derry/Londonderry)
    • Inishowen cycle route symbol
    • Motorhome service point symbol
    • Mountain bike trails symbol
    • Mourne cycle trail sign
    • Ring of Gullion (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) signs
    • RSPB Belfast's window on wildlife sign
    • Rural walking routes signage
    • Saint Patrick's trail symbol
    • Sliabh Beagh cycle trail symbol
    • Sperrin (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) sign
    • Sperrin cycle route signs
    • Strangford and Lecale (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) signs
    • Titanic Belfast signs
    • Tourist symbols (additional to the Traffic Signs Regulations)
    • Waterfall attraction symbol
    • Wild Atlantic Way symbol
    • Woodland walk sign

    Variable message signs

    • Civil Emergency Warning or Information Message (VMS)
    • Giant's Causeway car park - variable message signs
    • Lough Foyle ferry service sign and variable message sign permitted information options
    • Road safety messages
    • Strangford Ferry service sign and variable message sign permitted information options
    • VMS Road Safety Messages

    Warning signs

    • Factory access sign (A3 Lurgan Road, Magheralin)
    • Height warning sign - metric and imperial units
    • Swan warning sign (Stockdam Road, Lisburn) (drawing no. T3A)
    • Crossroads on bend ahead sign

    Related content

    • Active Travel Measures
    • Approved Traffic Management Companies for Temporary Signing on public roads
    • Development control - information for developers
    • DfI Procurement Branch
    • DfI Roads geotechnical certification
    • DfI Roads Health and Safety Manual 2012
    • DfI Roads policy statements
    • Eurocodes
    • Lands Branch
    • Network Development
    • Network Lighting
    • Network Maintenance
    • Network Planning
    • Operations and Maintenance
    • Pavement Parking - Options paper
    • Penalty Charge Notice statistics 2010-14
    • Permit to access a pedestrian zone (White Badge)
    • Private streets determination
    • Road safety engineering
    • Road structures and road standards
    • Roads transport legislation
    • Safety, health, environment and pavement engineering
    • Strategic road improvement (SRI)
    • Technical approval of highway structures
    • Traffic information and control
    • Traffic Management
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