Carriageway Gritting

HC Deb 24 January 1997 vol 288 cc779-81W

Mr. Mallon

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what length of carriageway is currently on the main-line gritting schedule in each district council area. [11690]

Mr. Ancram

Responsibility for the subject in question has been delegated to the Roads Service under its chief executive, Mr. W. J. McCoubrey. I have asked to arrange for a reply to be given.

Letter from W. J. McCoubrey to Mr. Seamus Mallon, dated 22 January 1997: The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has asked me to reply to your question about the lengths of carriageway included in the gritting schedule. The information requested is as follows:—

District council area	Length gritted KMs
Antrim	345
Ards	185
Armagh	348.8
Ballymena	260
Ballymoney	147.7
Banbridge	231.9
Belfast	376.8
Carrickfergus	111
Castlereagh	158.4
Cooktown	220.5
Coleraine	189
Craigavon	284
Derry	316.2
Down	340.1
Dungannon	275.7
Fermanagh	418.2
Larne	132
Limavady	170.3
Lisburn	521.7
Magherafelt	252
Moyle	133.5
Newry and Mourne	382.2
Newtonabbey	228.4
North Down	180.5

District council area	Length gritted KMs
Omagh	365.5
Strabane	171
Total	6,745.4

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