A barrier has been placed along a cycle lane in Belfast city centre after an elderly woman suffered facial injuries in a fall.
Stormont officials said it was a "precautionary measure" and the experimental layout of the widened footpath and cycle lane at Castle Place would be reviewed.
The £52,000 scheme was designed by Belfast City Council and delivered in recent years by the Department for Infrastructure in a bid to encourage walking and cycling.
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In early January, an 89-year-old woman lost two teeth and was treated in hospital after falling from the kerb along the 92-yard (84m) cycle path.
Alice Rooney, from the Market area of South Belfast, said the drop between the edge of the pavement and the cycle lane is difficult to see.
She fell after walking onto what she thought was a continuing flat surface.
"I was left with bleeding on my face and the impact of the fall knocked out two of my teeth. There is no kerbstone to indicate that there is a drop to the cycle lane, and walking towards it hides the edge from sight," she told The Irish News.
The department has since erected a florescent orange barrier along the length of the cycle path.
It said earlier this month it was sorry to hear about the woman's fall and wished her a speedy recovery.
In an update on the plans for the street layout, a spokesman said: "The department would generally review the effectiveness of experimental measures to ensure that their objectives are achieved.
"The review in relation to Castle Place will consider all aspects of the scheme including the kerb line between the cycle path and footpath.
"As a precautionary measure we have placed barriers along the length of the cycle path to encourage pedestrians to use the cross points at either end."
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