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Written question asked by William Ross (Ulster Unionist Party), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 3 December 1996. It was answered by Malcolm Moss (Conservative) on Tuesday, 3 December 1996 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

Northern Ireland Office;Northern Ireland Roads Service

Question
If he will list the roads in each of the council areas of Coleraine, Limavady and Magherafelt which will no longer be salted after the most recent review; how many miles of road are affected by the decision; how many of them are school bus routes; and what are the savings expected in each of the council areas. - Text of letter from Mr W J McCoubrey of Northern Ireland Roads Service and includes table.
Answer

Mr. William Ross: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the roads in each of the council areas of Coleraine, Limavady and Magherafelt which will no longer be salted after the most recent review; how many miles of road are affected by the decision; how many of them are school bus routes; and what are the savings expected in each of the council areas. [5853] Mr. Moss: Responsibility for the subject in question has been delegated to the Road Service under its chief executive, Mr. W. J. McCoubrey. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given. Letter from Mr. W. J. McCoubrey to Mr. William Ross, dated 28 November 1996: The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has asked the Chief Executive to reply to your question about roads which will no longer be salted following the recent review of the winter maintenance programme and in his absence I am replying on his behalf. The information requested is as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Council area Roads no longer salted Length km Estimated annual savings £ Coleraine B66 Craigmore Road{1}/Greenhill 8.5 6,375 Road/Ardreagh Road Limavady C520 Glenhead Road{1} 4.3 \ C523 Magheramore Road{1} 5.0 | B44 Altinure Road 2.2 | 11,625 B202 Point Road 4.0 / Magherafelt B162 Doon Road{1} (part of) 3.0 2,250 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1}Denotes school bus route. You may also be interested to know that, as a result of the review, a number of roads in these 3 council areas have been added to the salting schedule at an estimated annual cost of £7,800. I do hope you find this information helpful.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
5853; 286 c625-6W;286 c623-4W
Session
1996-97
Subjects
Northern Ireland Travel Schools Safety Roads Repairs and maintenance Coleraine Magherafelt Limavady
Contains statistics
Yes