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Dallat: Coast road could be closed for another week

SDLP East Derry MLA John Dallat has said there is an increasing sense of anger in the Downhill and Magilligan areas arising out of the continuing closure of the Seacoast Road following recent rockfall.

Mon 8th November

Mr Dallat said: “I met three trained personnel last Monday as they prepared to begin checking the rockfall- an entire week after the incident.

 

“People feel that there has been a lack of urgency and while I appreciate that this is a highly specialized task, it seems unfortunate that it took so long to begin checking for further threats of rockfall.

 

“Eight years ago the Department of Regional Development acknowledged that thee were lessons to be learned after the Derry-Belfast train was derailed in 2002. Since then there have been further collapses, but there has been no concrete plan to address the issue.

 

“I have tabled a priority question to the Minister for Regional Development Minister, Conor Murphy, querying the continuing closure of the road and the absence of a long-term plan to address the problem of rockfall.”

John Dallat

John Dallat MLA

Email john.dallat@btconnect.com
Tel 028 2954 1880

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Tel 028 90 42 1837

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