COMMISSION URGES SURVEY OF ULSTER ROADS A N immediate survey of
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the principal roads in Northern Ireland by the Government mid highway authorities is recommended in the Planning Commission's Interim Report on road communications in Ulster. The Commission also recommends that, with certain exceptions, county councils should be the road authorities responsible for all public roads in their respective areas.
The report points out that there has been a general improvement in the condition of roads in Northern Ireland since 1924, as well as an increase in mileage. Nevertheless, says the Commission, the existing road system requires to be enlarged and improved. Many ot the best roads in Ulster need to be better aligned and widened, and level crossings, blind corners, low bridges, and dangerous road junctions should be removed. Legislation to restrict ribbon development along main roads is advocated.
Although the Commission recom
mends extension of the road system, it considers that only one motorway is required at present. That, it is suggested, should be built between Belfast and Portadown.