AQW 18749/17-22

Mr Stewart Dickson
Alliance Party
East Antrim

Tabled Date: 12/05/2021
Answered On Date: 21/05/2021
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure pursuant to AQW 18016/17-22, to outline what action is being undertaken to reduce collisions at the locations detailed.

Answer:

As stated in my previous response, my Department routinely reviews collision cluster sites to identify locations where it may be possible to reduce the number and severity of collisions by seeking to address specific collision types with appropriate road safety engineering measures.

I am advised that remedial measures are implemented at cluster sites when considered appropriate to do so, an example being at the A8/Pound Street junction in Larne where specific traffic management measures were implemented to address poor lane discipline and potential ambiguity in relation to road markings. This scheme has proven to be particularly beneficial in reducing targeted collisions from 8 collisions in a three year period to 3 collisions in subsequent years.

I can confirm that options for collision remedial measures were also being considered at the Doagh Road/Monkstown Road junction but as a recently approved planning application includes provision for an upgrade of this junction, it was decided not to proceed with works at this time. At the remaining sites identified in my previous response, due to the varied nature and differing causation factors of collisions, it has not been possible to identify a specific problem that might be addressed through implementation of engineering measures.