AQW 13488/22-27 Written question to the Minister for Infrastructure

To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the number of miles of roadside sprayed by his Department in this calendar year, broken down by each regional section area.

Asked by Andrew McMurray MLA on 17 June 2024

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Tabled
17 June 2024
Answer due by
2 July 2024
Answered
5 July 202418 days after tabling
Department
Department for Infrastructure
Priority question
No

Answer

My Department does not hold information in the format requested, however, the table below details the lengths and areas of weed spraying carried out on an annual basis in each of my Department’s Roads section office areas.

Flagged & brick paviour Footway areas. (m2)Road channel, kerb & back edge of Footway (km)
Belfast North590,1712,505
Belfast South390,1722,154
Lisburn & Castlereagh137,2541,818
Causeway Coast & Glens W109,4151,573
Causeway Coast & Glens E27,995682
Mid & East Antrim226,758751
Ards & North Down477,7342,382
Armagh, Banbridge & Craigavon West92384631
Armagh, Banbridge & Craigavon East382,909933
Newry, Mourne & Down East11,2681,017
Newry, Mourne & Down West38,2981,369
Mid Ulster North63,102626
Mid Ulster South52,529550
Fermanagh Omagh East46,223514
Fermanagh Omagh West92,885417
Derry City & Strabane314,0141,990

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