AQW 8608/17-22

Mr Andrew Muir
Alliance Party
North Down

Tabled Date: 12/10/2020
Answered On Date: 20/10/2020
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the rationale for only seeking £1 million in the October 2020 Monitoring Round to cover (i) minor works; and (ii) local transport and safety measures.

Answer:

My Department has recently submitted a capital bid in October monitoring for £5.5m of which £4.5m is in relation to structural maintenance for resurfacing and £1m for minor works / Local Transport and Safety Measures (LTSM).

The Department’s bid for minor works and LTSM reflects the uncertainty around delivery given the current COVID 19 conditions, the longer lead-in times required for this type of work and our capacity to successfully deliver those schemes by the end of this financial year.