Alliance Banbridge Councillor Brian Pope has welcomed confirmation a public inquiry on improvements to the A1 will start in March. The inquiry on Phase Two of the Strategic Road Improvement Scheme will begin on March 11 at 10am in the Belmont House Hotel in Banbridge. Councillor Pope has continually pushed for increased safety on the […]
Alliance Party Councillor for Banbridge DEA, Brian Pope, has called for an urgent meeting with the Department for Infrastructure following another serious traffic accident on the A1. Councillor Pope said: “My immediate thoughts are with those who where involved in yet another serious traffic accident on the A1 on Sunday. “This will be […]
Alliance Lurgan representative Peter Lavery has said the possibility for road accidents at a dangerous corner will be reduced after he successfully lobbied for warning posts to be installed. Raising the concerns of a local constituent with Transport NI over a bend with a steep drop-off on Derrymore Road close to Loughview Estate, Peter said […]
Alliance Alderman Alan McDowell and Kellie Armstrong MLA have this week met with Department For Infrastructure Road Service representatives and the PSNI to discuss mounting road safety issues on the Movilla Road and the Bowtown Estate. Attended by representatives from all parties, the cross-party meeting highlighted a desire to see the current 40mph limit reduced […]
Alliance Representatives for Bangor West have said the latest bridge strike on the Ballysallagh Road has again proved that the so-called preventative measures already in place are not effective. Speaking after traffic was reduced to one lane following the incident on Tuesday afternoon, Councillor Scott Wilson said: “This is the latest in a long line […]
Ballyclare Alliance representative Gary English has called for parking charges in the town centre to be permanently removed. Currently the only town in the Council area to still enforce parking charges, Gary said moves to reduce the costs in the run up to Christmas should not only be extended, but taken further and removed completely. […]
Alliance Infrastructure spokesperson Kellie Armstrong MLA has called on drivers to exercise caution on the roads, after she took part in a patrol with the PSNI traffic branch. Speaking after taking part in the patrol with the PSNI Road Policing unit, which saw her accompanying officers around her constituency in areas such as Skettrick, Comber […]
Alliance South Belfast MLA Paula Bradshaw has said that today’s traffic collision on the Ormeau Road shows there is a need for an urgent review of traffic flow and pedestrian safety in the area. Ms Bradshaw stated: “The Ormeau/Ravenhill Road area is now ever expanding as so many people understandably choose it as a place […]
Alliance Infrastructure Spokesperson, Kellie Armstrong MLA, has said she will be seeking urgent clarification as to why the Department has decided not to defend a legal challenge that lead to Mr Justice McCloskey making the order to quash the original approval for the A5. Questioning what’s next for the West, Kellie said “the A5 is […]
Alliance Infrastructure spokesperson Kellie Armstrong MLA has called for the Department for Infrastructure to clarify what’s next for the York Street Interchange project after a judge confirmed the contract awarded for it is to be set aside. With around 100,000 vehicles using the junction every day, it would have been one of the largest infrastructure […]