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.
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.
A section of the Malone Road remains closed after a 4 foot sink hole has been found beneath the surface of the road https://t.co/KW2q5wlwRH
However, South Belfast MLA Claire Hanna is hopefully the issue will be resolved during the course of the afternoon.
The subsidence has been fixed & Malone Road will be open in the next few hours (when the Tarmac is dry) #sinkhole https://t.co/7CKziQAtnW
The minister will be working to increase spending on structural roads maintenance, the Department of Infrastructure has said.
Unite has hit out at cuts to the roads budget, saying they will put users at risk and cost more in the long run.
The Department of Infrastructure, formerly the DRD, has paid out almost £10m since 2011 to people injured on the roads.