To ask the Minister for Infrastructure when surveys of the Pound Street overpass, Comber, will commence to assess the structural works required to make it safe.

My Department is aware of the condition of Pound Bridge. While the spalled concrete and exposed steelwork is unsightly, the Department’s structural engineers have examined the bridge and are content with its integrity and that it is safe for public use.

My Department is currently planning to take forward a detailed survey in the next two months that will inform a substantive repair of the bridge.