To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, in light of recent serious road traffic collisions on or near the A26 Frosses Road and Lisnevenagh Road corridor and repeated public representation regarding the safety of this route, whether she will (i) commission an urgent road safety review of this stretch, including (a) junction safety; (b) speed; (c) overtaking behaviour; (d) signage,; (e) visibility; (f) road markings; (g) barriers; and (h) traffic volumes; and (ii) set out any interim safety measures that may be taken, ahead of longer-term strategic transport decisions.

Road safety is a key priority for my Department and I am determined to reduce the number of people killed and seriously injured on our roads.

My Department uses road traffic collision data provided by the PSNI to undertake detailed analysis, including identifying collision trends and locations with a higher frequency and severity of collisions.

This evidence base helps my officials to determine where road engineering safety measures are likely to have the greatest impact, supporting the prioritisation and development of safety related interventions across the road network.

I can confirm that a route study of the A26 Lisnevenagh Road is ongoing and will extend to the A26 Crankill Road later this year. So far this has resulted in the upgrading of signs at Woodgreen Road and Cromkill Road junctions, with further sign upgrade work planned for the Craigstown Road junction this summer.

The A26 Frosses Road and Lisnevenagh Road form part of the strategic transport network. The Department is in the process of developing a new Transport Strategy that will help to shape the vision and strategic priorities for transport through to 2035. Once this is published, it will help to inform the Regional Strategic Transport Plan which will consider improvements to the strategic transport network. In the interim, my officials continue to keep safety on this important route under review.

Speed limits are set by my Department and are in line with policy documents RSPPG EO51 ‘Setting Local Speed Limits in Northern Ireland’ they must be rational and appropriate for the individual road and environment, it is important that we attempt to ensure speed limits are consistent so motorists are presented with the same speed limit on similar roads.

My Department also consulted on the 2026 Speed Limit Review between 14 January 2026 and 22 April 2026. This review aims to tackle these issues and sets out an evidence-base, informed by best practice across Britain, Europe, and the south. Furthermore, this Review reflects our commitment to the Safe System principles underpinning my Department’s Road Safety Strategy to 2030.

Enforcing speed limits is the responsibility of the PSNI, they can be contacted on the 101 Non-emergency contact phone if you have concerns about speeding on this road.