Getting things done – Brook Street #dundeewestend

Earlier this year, residents in the Brook Street area and in Pleasance Court drew to my attention the problems they had ensuring the bus driver sees they are waiting at the bus stop on Brook Street’s north side – opposite Brook Close – due to the lack of a bus bay and vehicles parked right across the stop.     

This also made it a challenge to get on the bus, as passengers had to get through a line of nose-to-tail parked vehicles to get to the bus.

The City Council agreed to my request to paint a bus bay here and I am pleased to say this has now been done – see ‘before’ and ‘after’ pictures below :



Have your say on how to improve water quality

A new Report published today by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) highlights our water environment remains under pressure from human activity, with the main pressures coming from agriculture and waste water related impacts.



£400,000 resurfacing scheme on A2 Warrenpoint Road dual carriageway

A £400,000 carriageway resurfacing scheme on A2 Warrenpoint Road dual carriageway (Newry bound) will commence on Monday 6 January 2020.



£114,000 resurfacing scheme for Clanrolla Road, Craigavon

A £114,000 carriageway resurfacing scheme on Clanrolla Road, Craigavon will commence on Monday 6 January 2020.



Further flooding defence works at Riverside #dundeewestend

The council’s City Development Committee agreed to further flooding defence works at Riverside.      This will cover the western section from the Bridgeview Station Restaurant to the airport;   as residents will be aware the area east of this was completed at the start of 2018.

The Team Leader in the council’s infrastucture team has updated me as follows :

“The works generally consist of repointing the existing sea wall, replacing existing damaged stone copes and resurfacing the existing car parking area directly in front of the new flood-defence set-back wall.  Works also include the installation of a new footpath and drainage directly behind the wall. 

Works are currently programmed to commence on-site in February 2020 and will be completed by June 2020.”

As I have long campaigned for car park improvements for the section of parking west of the main public car park, the inclusion of surfacing it is very welcome.

Details of the area of the flooding defence works is given below :