Concern over traffic collisions at Northway in Portadown prompts call for Department for Infrastructure site meeting
The Lord Mayor of Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon Borough Council, Alderman Margaret Tinsley, has expressed grave concerns regarding the number of traffic collisions on the Northway in Portadown.
The DUP representative for Craigavon DEA tabled the following notice of motion at Monday night’s full council meeting: “Many of you will know that [at the] Northway, at the Asda junction, we are having numerous accidents, all too many.
“And I’m just wondering what on earth is going on there. So members if I could just ask for your support and we write to DfI Roads, and ask for a site meeting there to see what is actually going on.
“And to see if there’s something that we can do in terms of working with the multi agencies to see what’s actually causing these accidents, because what’s actually happening is, it’s not a single-car [collision], it’s usually two or three vehicles involved whenever these accidents are happening.
“So if you would indulge me to make that as a proposal, I could ask someone to second that.”
The recommendation was seconded by Councillor Joy Ferguson (Alliance, Banbridge DEA).