LANDOWNERS are being urged to cut their hedgerows by the end of the month to ensure they are not causing a road safety hazard. Under the Wildlife Act, 1976, hedge-cutting is prohibited from 1 March to 31 August, except in cases where overgrowth poses a road safety hazard.
Sam Waide, chief executive of the Road Safety Authority, said landowners should act now to ensure compliance and avoid potential enforcement actions by local authorities. He added: “Overgrown hedgerows can pose a road safety hazard. We all have a role to play in making roads safer, and landowners must take responsibility. Inaction could endanger lives.”
Chair of the County and City Management Association’s Transport, Infrastructure and Networks Committee, Barry Kehoe, added: “We are asking members of the public to report any road safety concerns caused by overgrown vegetation to their local authority, whereby we can then engage directly with the landowner.”
