News, analysis, and updates on transportation projects, public works, utilities management, and urban planning enhancing Northern Ireland’s infrastructure.
Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has announced £2.5 million in additional emergency funding to repair Northern Ireland’s weather-battered roads, pushing total investment since December 2025 past the £40 million mark. The funding comes as the Department for Infrastructure struggles to address a surge in potholes and surface defects following severe winter […]
Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has announced a £235,000 resurfacing scheme for the A34 Moorlough Road in Lisnaskea, County Fermanagh, as part of a wider programme tackling the region’s road maintenance backlog. The project covers the stretch between Castlebalfour Road and Crom Road near the historic Castle Balfour site, commencing Monday
Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has announced that a £320,000 resurfacing scheme for Lincoln Courts in Derry will commence today, targeting the residential loop road connecting to the B530 Rossdowney Road. The works represent the latest in a series of road investments across the city, coming just days after a separate
Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has announced a £50,000 road safety scheme for the Ballymiscaw Road / Whinney Hill junction at Craigantlet, with work scheduled to begin on 2 March 2026. The investment aims to address long-standing safety concerns at the busy rural crossroads, though it represents a significantly scaled-back intervention
Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has announced that a £423,000 road resurfacing scheme on Beechill Road in Belfast will commence today, Monday 23 February 2026. The works will upgrade a 1.06-kilometre stretch of carriageway between Purdysburn Road and Newtownbreda Road, with the Department anticipating completion by early May. Scheme Details and
The Department for Infrastructure has insisted there is “no delay” to the Belfast Rapid Transit 2 project, despite confirming that the north-south Glider extension will not be fully operational until 2033—six years later than the original 2021 promise. In a statement issued on 19 February 2026, officials maintained the project
Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has visited County Fermanagh to hear directly from residents about pressing road safety concerns and infrastructure gaps in rural communities. The minister toured Belcoo and Derrygonnelly on 19 February 2026, meeting local representatives and community groups to discuss footway extensions, school traffic safety, and the condition
Public satisfaction with Northern Ireland’s public transport has dropped to 71 per cent, falling five points from last year’s 76 per cent, according to official statistics published today by the Department for Infrastructure. The findings, drawn from the 2024/25 Continuous Household Survey, mark a notable reversal after two years of
Minister for Infrastructure Liz Kimmins and Cllr Ruairí McHugh, Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, have invited the public to help shape ambitious plans to transform Derry’s Central Riverfront into a “premier European destination” through a £45 million regeneration scheme. The project, which forms a cornerstone of the
The Department for Infrastructure has announced the second and final phase of a major public realm and road improvement scheme in Newry city centre, extending resurfacing works to Merchants Quay and Sugar Island. Confirmed on 17 February 2026, the additional work will complement the scheme already underway on A27 New
