Department for Infrastructure

Cllr Robbie Alexander (left) and Eóin Tennyson MLA at Blacks Paths in Craigavon

Alliance welcome next phase of Black Path upgrades

Lord Mayor Gillian McCollum and Alderman Martin McRandal at Seapark, Holywood

Parking restrictions to be brought in at popular North Down beach

Motorcycles are low polluters, have very low impact on road infrastructure, are easy to park (free to park a ‘bike in council-owned car parks) and beat traffic congestion with their lane filtering ability

Letter: Why is the department overlooking motorcycles?

Pictured at the Infrastucture Minister’s announcement at The Cashel construction site in Derry are (L-R): Liam Hannaway, Board Member, Apex Housing Association; Ciara Ferguson, MLA for Foyle; Patrick McGinnis, Founder, Braidwater Group; Infrastructure Minister, Liz Kimmins MLA; Barry Kerr, Director of Development, Apex Housing Association; Sheena McCallion, Chief Executive, Apex Housing Association; and Ryan Boyle, Chief Operating Officer, Braidwater Group.

Braidwater Group welcomes £11m funding boost to unlock 2,500 homes at The Cashel...

Building site

New home buyers face being priced out of housing market

Build Homes NI has warned new home buyers and renters to expect higher costs and less choice amid the region’s escalating housing crisis

Fewer new houses expected to be built despite record levels of homelessness

Lisburn SDLP councillor Pat Catney wants the Belfast Bike hire scheme extended into Lisburn.

Belfast bike scheme extension proposal could create pedal power commuter highway

A general view as Shane Lowry of Ireland walks onto the 18th green during the final round of the 148th Open Championship held on the Dunluce Links at Royal Portrush Golf Club on July 21, 2019; there could be transport disruption when the tournament returns there this July (photo by Luke Walker/Getty Images)

Translink strike action 'could hit during Twelfth and The Open in Portrush'

Hundreds of workers at Northern Ireland Railways and Ulsterbus have backed industrial action in a dispute over pay.

Northern Ireland Railways and Ulsterbus workers back industrial action

Cllr Arder Carson, chair of the Planning Committee

Council introduces validation checklist to streamline planning applications

The existing speed limit of 60mph in the vicinity of the school poses severe safety risks, particularly during school pickup and drop-off times

Letter: Speed limit poses severe safety risks

An image of the new barrier, blocking the view from a bench (taken from online petition page)

Government spent over half-a-million pounds on 'totally pointless' coast barrier

Computer imaging of the arc21 incinerator, slated to be built in a quarry near Mallusk.

Controversial £250m arc21 waste incinerator at Mallusk ready for final decision

Pickleball at Bankmore Square

Crime hotspot to thriving social space: LQ BID's Bankmore Square lease ends

Wildflowers in bloom at Bankmore Square

LQ BID’s lease at Bankmore comes to an end

The 1998 Good Friday/Belfast Agreement established a power-sharing system of government that was to take place at Stormont

Letter: The farce of mandatory coalition
A letter from Cliff Cardwell:
Letters

An aerial shot of work the £3.8m resurfacing work on Belfast's Sydenham Bypass released by the DfI.

Sydenham bypass finally reopens - one month late, as bosses blame cold and rain

Minister Kimmins is pictured at the Belfast Tidal Flood Alleviation Scheme with members of the project delivery team Caoimhe O'Neill and Johnathan Carlisle

Over 3,000 NI homes and firms to benefit from protection against tidal flooding

MLA Deborah Erskine, pictured speaking at today's Infrastructure Committee, called for a probe into decisions over the Irish language signs.

Stormont to probe £145k bill for Irish signs in Belfast's new train station

A5 dual carriageway upgrade campaigners outside the court today to call for the proposed improvements to go ahead

A5 plans breach greenhouse gas emissions goal for Northern Ireland, court told

Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins visited Ballynahinch to announce the long-delayed bypass is moving to the business case stage

Ballynahinch bypass moves towards green light - but won't be ready until 2030

DUP MLA Stephen Dunne says he wants to see more urgency in the repairs to Cairn Wood.

Cairn Wood closure: Belfast road to open at rush hour, confirm bosses

Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins

Minister says she will resist ‘concerted effort’ to push for water charges in NI

Heavy traffic

Motorist delays possible on Friday with programmed work from Ormeau Bridge

Storm Eowyn caused widespread damage across Northern Ireland in January

Weather: Met Office issue yellow weather warning for parts of Northern Ireland

The A2 Sydenham Bypass has repeatedly shut as part of a major £3.8m project that began last year.

DfI: Normal for Sydenham bypass to shut while workmen aren't there

Electricity engineers inspect damage by fallen trees blocking Eglantine Road near Hillsborough following Storm Eowyn

Stormont Executive allocates over £17m to deal with impact of Storm Eowyn
The Stormont Executive has allocated more than £17 million to repair damage caused by Storm Eowyn.
Rebecca Black

February weather

Mercury to fall below freezing tonight after dipping to -5° last night

Traffic queued going into Belfast on the Newtownards at Ballyhackamore, due to the closure of the nearby Sydenham Bypass. Pic by Ben Lowry on Saturday February 1 2025

Weekend traffic delays in east Belfast caused by closure of Sydenham bypass

Local residents removing trees which had been blocking the the Eglantine Road near Lisburn following Storm Eowyn on Tuesday; at time of writing on Thursday, dozens of roads remain blocked

Storm Eowyn a week on: Over 4,000 medical appointments and surgeries cancelled

high winds

Agencies to protect NI families as Storm Éowyn batters us with 90mph winds

Stormont Finance Minister Caoimhe Archibald

Departments must now live within means following funds allocation – Archibald

An artist's impression of the proposed gold mine

Stormont department 'slipped up at the starting pistol' over Dalradian inquiry

An image, from Dalradian, of what it envisages the mine site would look like in Co Tyrone.

Public inquiry into proposed Tyrone gold mine suspended

Icicles slowly defrosting in mid-Down as Northern Ireland emerges from the cold snap.

The coldest night of the winter? The Met Office looks back

Tonight to mark deepest freeze of winter for NI, says Met Office

Jon Burrows is a retired senior PSNI officer.

Alliance flags and emblems plan could 'undermine rule of law'

The flag of Israel and the Union flag

Call to remove Israeli flags from lampposts is described as 'divisive' by DUP

Drivers have been urged to slow down and use the roads safely as figures show that 68 people died on Northern Ireland's roads in 2024. Infrastructure Minister John O'Dowd has reminded the public of their shared responsibility using the roads

Sixty-eight people died on Northern Ireland's roads during 2024

Durham Street, which includes the bridge, has been closed since October to facilitate the demolition. Picture: Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press

Boyne Bridge 'madness continues' after revelations on DfI traffic method

The temporary change takes in Great Victoria Street, Shaftesbury Square, Bruce Street and Dublin Road. Picture: Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press

Bus lane taxis on four streets won’t help Belfast gridlock, says MLA

The Boyne Bridge, near Sandy Row, is being dismantled as part of the redevelopment of the streets around Belfast's new Grand Central Station. Picture By: Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press

Bridge gridlock: No answers on using old predictions instead of real world

Heavy traffic outside the Great Victoria Street rail and bus depot in Belfast. Commuting times have recent become unbearable for many in the city. Photo: PA.

'Authorities prioritise public transport - not reducing congestion'

James Alexander with his bike, stopped over a busy road on his commute to work

'It takes me twice as long to commute by car as it does by bike'

Davy Jackson

Move to close potentially-deadly gap junctions on A1 hailed

John Anderson of Ulster Architectual Heritage says diggers which had been demolishing the bridge have been locked up since they halted work last Thursday - seen here behind metal security barriers.

Boyne Bridge Belfast: All demolition work halted

Stormont Infrastructure Committee chair Deborah Erskine at a mocked up road crash scene at the foot of Parliament Buildings at Stormont, October 15, 2024: PA

More home working 'is not the solution' to Belfast traffic chaos says MLA

International business consultant Carl Allen outside his family's business on Sandy Row, Belfast.

'Is Belfast gridlock intended to force people onto public transport?'

The Boyne Bridge near Sandy Row, is being dismantled as part of the redevelopment of the streets around the new Grand Central Station. Date: 2 December 2024 Picture By: Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press

Planning condition breach: O'Dowd pressed to stop bridge demolition

Leaving tread marks in winter conditions, close-up of car tires on a snowy, icy road

Motorists asked to exercise caution this morning with 'a risk of ice on roads'

Utility companies dug up roads in Northern Ireland 55,000 times in a year

Utility companies dug up roads in Northern Ireland 55,000 times in a year

Grand Central Station as it neared completion earlier this year (looking towards north Belfast)

New Grand Central Station in breach of planning rules over Enterprise trains

The A5 road between Strabane and Ballygawley.

A5 legal challenge to be heard in March with supporters of project taking part

Flooding at Moat Park in Dundonald, Belfast. Photograph by Declan Roughan / Press Eye

Storm Bert: Floods and people forced to flee home as NI counts cost

Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd launches the DFI winter service with gritter drivers Neil Norrie and Stuart Tate.

300 staff and 130 gritters to keep people moving through snow and ice

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