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Department for Infrastructure Roads or DfI Roads (formerly Transport NI, and the Roads Service) is the public body responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of highways and roads in Northern Ireland in the United Kingdom. It is an executive agency of the Department for Infrastructure . The agency has over 2,000 staff [ 1] and as such employs ...
The main roads in Northern Ireland are signed "M"/"A"/"B" as in Great Britain. Whereas the roads in Great Britain are numbered according to a zonal system , there is no available explanation for the allocation of road numbers in Northern Ireland, [1] though their numbering is separate from the system in England , Scotland and Wales .
Public roads in Northern Ireland are managed by the Roads Service Northern Ireland. The Roads Service is the only roads authority in Northern Ireland and manages around 25,000 kilometres of public roads. [82] The Roads Service was founded in 1996 as an executive agency of the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland. In 1999, after ...
Road signs in Northern Ireland follow the same design rules as the rest of the United Kingdom. Distance signposts in Northern Ireland show distances in miles, while all signposts placed in the Republic since the 1990s use kilometres. The Republic's road signs are generally bilingual, using both official languages, Irish and English.
The Prison Service is responsible for providing prison services in Northern Ireland. Its main statutory duties are set out in the Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 1953 (c. 18 (N.I.)) and rules made under the act. Prior to partition, prisons in Ireland were administered by the Prison Board of Ireland.
A List of A roads in Northern Ireland . Via Lisburn and Newry. Forming part of the main route from Belfast to Dublin. Becoming the N1 at the border, joining onto the Southern Irish M1 before Dundalk . Northern Irish coastal road. Including routes such as Belfast- Bangor, Belfast- Carrickfergus, Newry- Warrenpoint and Derry - Limavady.
The M1 is a motorway in Northern Ireland. It is the longest motorway in Northern Ireland and runs for 38 miles (61 km) from Belfast to Dungannon through County Antrim, County Down, County Armagh and County Tyrone. It forms part of the route via the A1 in Northern Ireland ( N1/M1 in the Republic of Ireland) between Belfast and Dublin as well as ...
Driver and Vehicle Agency. The Driver and Vehicle Agency ( DVA; Irish: An Ghníomhaireacht Tiománaithe agus Feithiclí [1]) is a government agency of the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland. The agency is responsible for conducting vehicle testing, driver testing and the issuance of driving licences. [2]