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Mallon confirms four month extension to MOT temporary exemption certificates

Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has announced that existing MOT temporary exemption certificates (TECs) for some vehicle groups will be extended by a further four months. Existing TECs applied to eligible private cars, light goods vehicles and motorcycles aged 4-9 years will be extended by a further four months from the date the existing exemption ends. Four year old cars and motorcycles and three year old light goods vehicles due a first time test will have a four month TEC applied from the date their first MOT is due. New TECs or extensions to existing TECs will be applied automatically to enable vehicles to be taxed and kept on the road.

Pavement parking has become massive problem in Lisburn leaving residents very annoyed

The issued was raised at a recent Environmental Committee of the Lisburn Castlereagh City Council. The Department of Infrastructure opened Blaris Greenway in August last year, with hopes it would promote further cycling and walking between Lisburn and Belfast. Speaking last year, Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon said she was “encouraged” by the numbers using it for leisure, commuting and retail purposes. However, Deputy Mayor Jenny Palmer questioned council officers on the progress of a new car park for the area, saying it was “proving an issue” for those who lived in the area. The UUP councillor said: “The contractor [near a local development] has made a piece of land available to the council and I am not sure where we are with that.

£36m spent on Belfast bus and cycle lane provision since 2015

The lanes were controversially introduced in 2015. In December the Belfast Telegraph revealed that more than 40,000 penalties had been issued to drivers caught in the lanes. With a £45 minimum fine, they total at least £5.3m. Responding to a question from DUP MLA Christopher Stalford, Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon revealed her department had spent £36m installing cycling and bus lanes in Belfast since 2015. Investment in bus lanes totalled £31.43m and includes improvements on the Belfast Rapid Transit corridors, such as carriageway widening and resurfacing, improved drainage and street lighting and installing the lines and signs required. Meanwhile, the amount spent on the provision of cycling infrastructure in Belfast since 2015 was £4.6m.

Logistics UK welcomes A1 improvement scheme

Logistics UK welcomes A1 improvement scheme Logistics UK welcomes the announcement made by Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon approving the A1 improvement scheme. Logistics UK’s Northern Ireland Policy Manager, Seamus Leheny, comments: “Logistics UK has long supported the need to upgrade the A1, a major route in Northern Ireland connecting Belfast and Dublin. In March 2020 Logistics UK submitted a response to the Department for Infrastructure’s call for evidence, supporting this upgrade and highlighting the road safety and economic benefits it will deliver. We are thrilled this has been taken into consideration; the safety of road users is imperative and the current outdated infrastructure of the A1 does not reflect this.”

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