Purpose of This Clarification Document

This document provides clarification to Policy AMP 3: Access to Protected Routes of PPS 3 'Access, Movement and Parking', published in February 2005, and must be read in conjunction with the policies contained within this PPS. The need for clarification on this matter has arisen for the following reasons: • To address an ambiguity in the policy as to whether or not particular roads are designed to an appropriate standard as Dual Carriageways, Ring Roads, Through-Passes and By-Passes; and • To address in policy terms access onto High Standard Dual Carriageways, a new standard of Dual Carriageway that is similar in design terms to a Motorway. The Clarification has been prepared in consultation with the Department for Regional Development (DRD) Roads Service who have provided an updated Protected Routes map for Northern Ireland and associated online schedule to accompany this document. With the Clarification to Policy AMP 3 in this document, the corresponding policy contained within PPS 3, published in February 2005, is superseded.