AQW 7390/17-22

Mr Andrew Muir
Alliance Party
North Down

Tabled Date: 22/09/2020
Answered On Date: 05/10/2020
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether she will review the decision not to permit extension of the 30mph speed limit to the boundary of Crawfordsburn village at Ballyrobert Road near Clandeboye Way.

Answer:

The need for a change in the speed limit on a road is assessed in accordance with the Department’s guidelines titled ‘Setting Local Speed Limits in Northern Ireland’ which can be accessed via the following link: https://www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/publications/setting-local-speed-limits-northern-ireland-rsppg-e051

A previous assessment carried out in accordance with this policy indicated that a reduction of the existing national speed limit would not be appropriate given the level of development and the nature of the road.

This section of Ballyrobert Road leading towards the A2 Belfast to Bangor dual carriageway is primarily rural in nature with minimal frontage development. It is acknowledged that usage of the existing accesses and the number of direct accesses onto the road has increased. I have therefore asked my officials to carry out a new assessment.