SDLP Fairer Infrastructure Spokesperson Mark H Durkan has criticised the Department for Infrastructure’s refusal to include Mansefield Grove and the Fir Road, Derry in its resurfacing programme.
This is despite repeated complaints from residents and visible deterioration of the road surface.
In response to an Assembly Question from Mr Durkan, the department revealed there were 164 defects repaired in the area within the last five years.
Said the Foyle MLA: “The state of our roads is an embarrassment and a clear marker of wider neglect of infrastructure across the city.
“This response from the Minister is disappointing but sadly unsurprising given DFI Road’s continued ‘Limited Services’ policy.
“Residents of Mansefield Grove don’t need another inspection; they need a long overdue resurfacing.
“Patch jobs won’t cut it especially when the area looks like a Swiss-cheese road network at the moment.
“People pay some of the highest domestic rates in the North and rightly ask what they’re getting in return.
“When roads are crumbling, it’s a reflection of the Executive’s wider failure to invest in the basics.
“We don’t need more excuses about funding but efforts to actually look at a more cost-effective approach to pothole repairs.
“I’ll continue to press for Mansefield Grove to be given the attention it deserves.”
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