Rubbish piled up for years as confusion reigned over who was responsible for keeping road clean
A major Northern Ireland road has been labelled a “rubbish disgrace” and statutory bodies slated for not keeping it clean.
But a Newry businessman has voiced his frustration at the amount of litter left on the road and an apparent inability to take responsibility for keeping it tidy. “I was put through a response system of jigs and reels as no one would take the blame. I travel regularly in to the South to Co Louth and further and you can see straight away that the authorities there have a priority when it comes to cleaning of litter and maintenance of roadside grass and bushes.
“The council is spending £17m on a new refuse fleet, I just hope that they have a new vehicle to regularly clean up the A1 rubbish. The Local Democracy Service made a number of enquries regarding who is responsible for the highway’s cleanliness. An initial response from NMDDC demonstrated the confusion over the responsibility for the litter on the A1.
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