AQW 51384/22-27

Mr Nick Mathison
Alliance Party
Strangford

Tabled Date: 09/09/2026
Answered On Date: 06/10/2026
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any Technical Approval Scheme completed, in relation to the carriageway at Portaferry Road, Newtownards, following the road realignment completed in 2012.

Answer:

Following works undertaken in 2012 at Portaferry Road, Newtownards, a separate Technical Approval Scheme was not completed in relation to the carriageway resurfacing work.

Based on the information currently available, it is estimated that expenditure on consultant fees, reports, design work and business case development at a specific location on Portaferry Road since 2012 amounts to approximately £61k.