Dunmurry residents express “frustration” over road safety in the area

Residents warn of dangers for pedestrians and car drivers in the area

Residents in Dunmurry in Belfast have come together at a public meeting this week to express frustration about road safety concerns.

Some of the concerns raised include unsafe crossing at locations such as Christ the Redeemer Church and Dunmurry train station, and dangerous exits at Sunnymede and Areema estates due to cars speeding.

They also include issues about narrow footpaths presenting a health and safety risk to pedestrians, overgrown hedges blocking footpaths for pedestrians, and other other issues.

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People Before Profit Councillor for the area Michael Collins stated: “A public meeting was set up after a number of concerns were raised with us about road safety in the area.

“There was a lot of anger in the room about a lack of road safety measures. There was also frustration amongst constituents that the Department for Infrastructure failed to send a representative to listen to people’s concerns, citing budget pressures as the reason.

“This is simply not good enough and follows a worrying trend where residents of Dunmurry feel their complaints have not been taken seriously by the Department.”

MLA for the area Gerry Carroll said he would be writing to the Infrastructure Minister “requesting that he meets with a deputation of residents as soon as possible to identify solutions.”

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