Ulster roads 'are best'
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D TRANSPORT is one of the cs for discussion by the rly-formed environment imittee of the Northern [red Assembly, which was ressed last week by NI ironment Minister David said that Northern Ireland the best road system in the Ile of the UK, but maintainit is a very heavy burden. "I nate that we need to spend veen £40m and £50m a year naintenance of the existing em depending upon the de1 of winter frost damage.
>ome people may see it as Ictive to cut expenditure on I maintenance," he contin. -The difficulty about this is once the surface has started )reak up, water penetrates then frost ensures that very :h heavier expenditure has to -muffed later on."
iere will be less money availfor new roads because of , Mr Mitchell pointed out.
ming the coming year he es to carry out various road 3mes across the Province to obtain an increase in or roads expenditure, am conscious of the fact t there are many minor 3mes which will make a sig:ant difference to road safety convenience of the road r," said Mr Mitchell.