Concerns raised about condition of Glengormley road surface
The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) has stated the delivery of future resurfacing schemes “will be subject to ongoing prioritisation” after concerns were raised about the condition of a road surface in the Burneys Lane area of Glengormley.
Residents from Carolhill Road, who wished to remain anonymous, contacted the Newtownabbey Times to raise concerns about the state of the road surface.
They said: “We have lived on the street for over 50 years. In that whole time, the road has not been resurfaced. Roads which aren’t as old as ours have been resurfaced in that time.
"Defects and potholes appear and are patched in, but the road really needs to be resurfaced.
"We know it’s a no through road, so there’s not as much traffic on it as other roads, but what goes up it has to come back down it again.
"We understand there are pressures on all the Government agencies, but hopefully our concerns can be addressed and money can be found to resurface the street.”
Responding to this newspaper on August 15, a Departmental spokesperson said: “The Department has been operating in a challenging budgetary position for some time due to underfunding and austerity by the British Government. This has had an impact on road maintenance activities and the overall condition of the road network.
"We acknowledge that Carolhill Road would benefit from investment, however, the timing of delivery of future resurfacing schemes, including Carolhill Road, will be subject to ongoing prioritisation taking into account the availability of funding at the time.”