Road opening licence - Galway County Council

A Road Opening Licence is required if an individual/contractor wishes to excavate a section of public road, that is, carriageway/footway and associated grass verge.

Road Opening Licence applications are now processed via a National Online Road Licensing system called MRL (Maproad Roadworks Licensing) which is managed and supported by the Roads Management Office (RMO) countrywide.

From 1 December 2018, all applications for road opening licences in County Galway, must be made via the RMO website.

From this date, paper based applications will no longer be accepted by Galway County Council.

Register on the MRL system for the first time.

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