Dear Mr. Chambers,Thank you for your email of 22nd November 2006 regarding wheelchair access to motorway emergency telephones. May I first of all apologise for the delay in replying to you.Existing NRA construction details published in 2000, involving the provision of a concrete base for the telephone and a hardstanding abutting the edge of pavement should ensure that access for wheelchair users is in all cases satisfactory. However, schemes constructed prior to 2000 may not have been constructed to this standard.In your correspondence you do not indicate a specific location on the M4. It would be useful to know whether the locations in question are east or west of Kilcock. For you information, the section from Leixlip to Kilcock was opened in the early 1990's, and the section from Kilcock to Kinnegad in late 2005.I can confirm to you that as part of a maintenance contract for various elements of roadside technology, the Authority will be undertaking a review of access to emergency phones on the motorway network. Those locations found to have deficient access for wheelchair users will be upgraded, during the term of the maintenance programme. I hope that the above information is of assistance to you.Regards,Annamarie McNallyProgramme AdministratorNational Roads AuthoritySt. Martin's HouseWaterloo RoadDublin 4Tel 660 2511Fax 660 1612-----Original Message-----From: Thomas Chambers [mailto:thomaschambers@eircom.net]Sent: 22 November 2006 22:09To: INFOSubject: [Possible Spam] InfoI use the road from dublin to the west.But as a disabled driver I have observed the SOS boxes alongsome roads.As a wheelchair user I find some of such spotsunsatigsfactory to use.When planning, drivers like myself were not considered.The platform they are errected on are ompossible for to use with my wheelchair.I await a responce.Regards,Tom.**********************************************************************NRA E-mail system: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential andintended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom theyare addressed. If you have received this email in error please notifythe system manager.This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept byMIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses.www.clearswift.com**********************************************************************-- No virus found in this incoming message.Checked by AVG Free Edition.Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.16.13/632 - Release Date: 16/01/07 16:36