Action needed to address surface flooding on our roads
Carla Lockhart MP • March 20, 2024
Upper Bann MP, Carla Lockhart has called on the Infrastructure Minister to tackle the issue of surface water on our roads and in our towns and villages. With high rain fall in recent weeks and months almost daily there are roads and villages flooded causing a safety hazard and long term damage to the road’s infrastructure.
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