Local council demands 'urgent' fair share of road funding from Stormont
Ards and North Down is asking for “urgent” action from Stormont on fair allocation road repair funds, after it emerged the borough had the highest rate of potholes and the lowest rate of funding.
The DUP addition, forwarded by DUP Councillor Robert Adair, asks that the council writes to the DfI permanent secretary “expressing concern that Ards continues to receive the lowest roads investment budget across NI’s councils and requests an increase in funding to make road repairs and resurfacing a priority.”It also asked for “fair allocation of funding for roads, pavements, resurfacing, and street lighting investment across our borough as a matter of urgency.
It was also at the top of the table on potholes - with 148.6 reported per 100 km. The lowest was Derry with 21.8 per 100 km. “This issue first came to council two years ago when we brought a motion following MLA questions on the road budget in NI. We then learned we get the lowest funding, because the Roads service allocates their funding not on population, or on traffic volume, but on the length of roads.
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