News, analysis, and updates on transportation projects, public works, utilities management, and urban planning enhancing Northern Ireland’s infrastructure.
Children and young people have participated in a series of focus groups to help shape the Safer Journeys to School programme, as the Department for Infrastructure moves closer to introducing new legislation to protect pupils at bus stops. Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins visited Millennium Integrated Primary School in Saintfield, County […]
Flood protection infrastructure on the River Lagan has been upgraded with the completion of a £1.35 million project to replace sluice gates at Hilden and Lambeg in Lisburn. The Department for Infrastructure confirmed this week that work finished at Lambeg, concluding the scheme following the completion of works at Hilden
The team behind Belfast’s biggest summer music festivals has pledged support for the Department for Infrastructure’s campaign to eliminate road deaths. Shine, the promoter running Belsonic at Ormeau Park and the new Summer Series at Custom House Square, has signed up to the “Share the Road to Zero” initiative as
The Department for Infrastructure has published new figures showing a significant reduction in the most severe road traffic injuries recorded in Northern Ireland. Released today by the Department’s Analysis, Statistics and Research Branch, the statistics reveal that clinically serious injuries fell by more than a quarter during 2024, though concerns
Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has welcomed confirmation that four cross-border greenway projects will receive funding from the Irish Government’s €2 million Shared Island Greenways Development Fund. The funding, confirmed for 2026 and 2027, will support feasibility and design work on routes linking Sligo to Enniskillen, Derry to Buncrana, Warrenpoint to
Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has congratulated 15 students graduating from the Department for Infrastructure’s second Civil Engineering Skills Academy, a programme designed to fast-track candidates into public service careers. The graduates, who completed pre-employment training through Belfast Metropolitan College, now have the opportunity to interview for permanent employment with the
A Department for Infrastructure depot has been attacked during a second night of racist violence in Belfast, with Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins condemning the destruction as “racism, intimidation and absolute thuggery.” The break-in at the Sandyknowes facility—where a vehicle was set alight—forms part of a wider pattern of anti-immigrant disorder
Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has condemned violent attacks on public transport and infrastructure across Northern Ireland, following a night of disorder triggered by a serious stabbing incident in north Belfast. The minister described the burning of a Glider bus, attacks on homes, and damage to roads as “totally unacceptable” amid
The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) has opened a 12-week customer engagement exercise to gather public views on the Strangford Lough Ferry Service. Passengers are invited to share their experiences and help determine whether changes to the vital County Down crossing should be explored further. The questionnaire, which launched on 8
The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) has opened a 12-week customer engagement exercise to gather public views on the Strangford Lough Ferry Service. Passengers are invited to share their experiences and help determine whether changes to the vital County Down crossing should be explored further. The questionnaire, which launched on 8
