Debate contribution: Saintfield Road/Old Ballynahinch Road Junction

Debate contribution by Mrs Michelle Guy on 8 June 2026.

MLA: Mrs Michelle Guy
Party at the time: Alliance Party
Date: 8 June 2026
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Oral Answers to Questions
Heading: Saintfield Road/Old Ballynahinch Road Junction
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 5600566

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I thank the Minister for her response. I have seen some of the improvements that have been carried out over the last week, and they are welcome. However, Minister, the residents are at a loss to understand the lack of real action at the junction. I spoke to a resident who lives beside the junction who acted as a first responder during a fatality at one of the collisions at the junction. Over the last three-year period, from 2022 to 2025, there were 18 recorded collisions, of which 10 were serious, and there were 42 serious injuries. Minister, how many more serious collisions are required at the junction before the Department will take action to resolve the problem?

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This follow-up belongs to: Oral question AQO 3672/22-27.

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