Warning over roads maintenance budget
The union Unite warns over cuts to spending on infrastructure maintenance, as it emerges Stormont has paid out almost £10m since 2011 to people injured on the roads.
Police close Belfast's Malone Road over subsidence
Police have closed part of the Malone Road in Belfast after subsidence caused an indentation in the tarmac.
Diversions have been put in place at Wellington Park and Eglantine Avenue.
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Minister ‘is working to increase NI roads spending’
The minister will be working to increase spending on structural roads maintenance, the Department of Infrastructure has said.
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Roads budget cuts ‘putting people at risk’
Unite has hit out at cuts to the roads budget, saying they will put users at risk and cost more in the long run.
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Road injury claims cost Stormont nearly £10m since 2011
The Department of Infrastructure, formerly the DRD, has paid out almost £10m since 2011 to people injured on the roads.