80% of flood hit roads in Northern Ireland now reopen

 

As the North West continues to recover from the unprecedented flooding of six weeks ago, the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland has given an update on a significant level of repair work to roads and rivers in the area.
While assessments and repairs are still being carried out around 80% of closed roads have now been reopened with 750 metres of flood defences also repaired.
Additional funding of almost £9million has been allocated for the repair of flood damage to roads and bridges in the North West.
To date, 80% of the 200 roads closed as a result of the unprecented flooding on August 22nd has now reopened with 750 metres of flood defences repaired.
The Department for Infrastructure has advised that all A and B routes are reopen with the exception of Church Street, Claudy where a bridge has partially collapsed.
While 13 other roads still remain closed as further site assessments and repairs are carried out.
Repairs are due to commence within the coming weeks on the Ballynameen Bridge in Claudy with work expected to take 6 months to complete.
A temporary pedestrian bridge will be put in place to help alleviate some inconvience caused by the road closure.
And replacement water level monitoring equipment on the River Faughan which was washed away will be replaced within the next month as work still continues in numerous locations acoss the North West.