weight limit on vehicles at Governors Dip/Governor's Bridge

Summary

The requester asked for confirmation of historical weight limits, removal reasons, and risk assessments for Governors Dip and specific junctions. The Department of Infrastructure responded that no records exist of any weight limits ever being in place, and therefore no removal orders or specific risk assessments were generated, though professional judgement was used for temporary traffic layouts.

Key Facts

• No record exists of a current or historical weight limit on Governors Dip.
• Consequently, there was no order to remove a weight limit.
• No specific risk assessments or surveys were carried out regarding weight limits as none existed.
• Highway Officers used professional judgement to assess safety for temporary traffic management layouts.
• Temporary layouts were monitored post-installation to assess changes in risk to road users.

Data Disclosed

• 1401125
• 2020-08-03
• 2020-08-17
• 2 pages
• 1 document
• IM1 2RF
• 01624 686785
• Freedom of Information Act 2015

Original Request

It is understood that there is currently no weight limit in respect of traffic passing over Governors Dip. Please could you confirm if there has ever been a weight limit at Governors Dip and if so when did it apply, what was the weight limit and what occurred in order for it be removed? Further, could you confirm what risk assessments and/or surveys have been carried out in respect of this and provide copies? Please also provide any risk assessments or other reports prepared in connection with current temporary arrangements enforced at the junctions between (1) Glencrutchery Road, Victoria Road, Governors Bridge and Governors Dip and (2) Mountain Road, Governors Dip, Governors Bridge and Governors Road.

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Department of Infrastructure Sea Terminal Building, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 2RF

Contact: FOI Response Team/DWG/MF Telephone: (01624) 686785 Email: dpo-doi@gov.im

Our ref: 1401125 17 August 2020

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 3 August 2020 and which states (sic) - numbered for ease of reference:

"It is understood that there is currently no weight limit in respect of traffic passing over Governors Dip. Please could you confirm 1. if there has ever been a weight limit at Governors Dip and 2. if so when did it apply, what was the weight limit and what occurred in order for it be removed? 3. Further, could you confirm what risk assessments and/or surveys have been carried out in respect of this and provide copies? 4. Please also provide any risk assessments or other reports prepared in connection with current temporary arrangements enforced at the junctions between (1) Glencrutchery Road, Victoria Road, Governors Bridge and Governors Dip and (2) Mountain Road, Governors Dip, Governors Bridge and Governors Road."

The answers to your questions are as follows: 1. After carrying out a thorough search of all paper and electronic records including Tynwald Documents Library, the Department can find no record of a current weight restriction on Governors Dip or of there ever having been one. 2. Therefore there was no order for it to be removed. 3. As there is no order, there are no risk assessments or surveys. 4. Highway Officers of the Department used professional judgement to assess the impact on road safety and traffic management of the proposed temporary layouts prior to installation. The revised traffic management layouts continued to be monitored post installation to assess if the risk to road users had materially changed.

Please quote the reference number 1401125 in any future communications.

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