§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of Stale for Northern Ireland if he will list the roads in each of the council areas of Coleraine, Limavady and Magherafelt which will no longer be salted after the most recent review; how many miles of road are affected by the decision; how many of them are school bus routes; and what are the savings expected in each of the council areas. [5853]
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§ Mr. MossResponsibility for the subject in question has been delegated to the Road Service under its chief executive, Mr. W. J. McCoubrey. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Mr. W. J. McCoubrey to Mr. William Ross, dated 28 November 1996:
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has asked the Chief Executive to reply to your question about roads which will no longer be salted following the recent review of the winter maintenance programme and in his absence I am replying on his behalf.The information requested is as follows:
Council area Roads no longer salted Length km Estimated annual savings £ Coleraine B66 Craigmore 8.5 6,375 Road1/Greenhill Road/Ardreagh Road Limavady C520 Glenhead Road1 4.3 11,625 C523 Magheramore Road1 5.0 B44 Altinure Road 2.2 B202 Point Road 4.0 Magherafelt B162 Doon Road1 (part of) 3.0 2,250 1Denotes school bus route. You may also be interested to know that, as a result of the review, a number of roads in these 3 council areas have been added to the salting schedule at an estimated annual cost of £7.800.
I do hope you find this information helpful.