Resurfacing of ‘rapidly deteriorating’ road long-fingered

The Minister said other schemes were of a higher priority and that the A37 was not included in the 2013/14 works programme.

He said Roads Service will “continue to inspect the carriageway and repair any actionable defects on a prioritised basis, in accordance with established maintenance standards.

East Londonderry MLA George Robinson asked the Minister “whether the A37 Limavady to Coleraine road is on the schedule for resurfacing due to its rapidly deteriorating surface condition.”

He replied: “Resurfacing works on the trunk road network are assessed on a Northern Ireland wide basis, using a range of information, including data from specialist road test machinery, to identify the schemes with the highest priority which are to be included in the trunk road resurfacing programme.

“As other schemes were considered to be of higher priority, the A37 Broad Road was not included within the 2013/14 works programme.

“However, this scheme will remain under consideration, along with others across Northern Ireland, for potential inclusion in future works programmes.”