The Northern Ireland Road Network and Condition Statistics 2024-25 report has been published today
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This report presents statistics on road length, condition and expenditure in Northern Ireland for 2019-20 to 2024-25.
This is an official statistics report produced by the Analysis, Statistics and Research Branch (ASRB) of the Department for Infrastructure.
The publication is available on the Departmental website at: www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/topics/road-network-and-condition
Key points
Road Length
- At 1 April 2025, the total road length in Northern Ireland was 25,970 kilometres.
- Unclassified roads accounted for the largest proportion of all roads (61.2%) followed by C roads (18.2%), B roads (11.3%), A roads (8.9%) and Motorways (0.4%).
Road Condition
In 2024-25:
- 80.0% of A class roads in Northern Ireland were categorised as being in generally good condition, 17.7% were in average condition and 2.4% were in poor condition requiring further investigation. This is based on the Surface Condition Assessment for the National Network of Roads (SCANNER) survey.
- 91.9% of the combined motorway and Trunk Road Network had a residual life of more than five years remaining in the sub structure of the road i.e. the base of the road and not the surface of the road (Deflectograph survey).
- 91,715 surface defects were instructed for repair following inspections on the roads in Northern Ireland.
- 81,483 surface defects were repaired.
Road Expenditure
In 2024-25:
- the total expenditure on the roads in Northern Ireland was £466 million, 1.8% higher than in the previous year (£458 million in 2023-24).
- 29.2% of the total expenditure on roads in 2024-25 was on Structural Maintenance (£136 million); this included over £107 million on capital expenditure and approximately £28 million on resource. A further £102 million (21.8%) was spent on New Construction and Improvement.
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Background to Northern Ireland Road Network and Condition Statistics 2024-25 report
- This is an official statistics report on the Road Network and Condition in Northern Ireland, and is published annually by Analysis, Statistics and Research Branch (ASRB).
- The statistical report was published alongside a Background Quality Report, a Quality Assurance of Administrative Data Report and a Technical Report; these provide detailed information on the quality of the data and the sources used to produce the statistics.
- Road Network and Condition Statistics are also available to download from the NISRA Data Portal or to view on the new interactive dashboard.
- The statistical report has been produced in accordance with the Code of Practice for Statistics, complying with the pillars of Trustworthiness, Quality and Value. You can find further information about the Code of Practice.
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