A major Northern Ireland road has been labelled a “rubbish disgrace” and statutory bodies slated for not keeping it clean.
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council have admitted responsibility for clearing litter from a large section of the Newry A1 Bypass around 13 years after it was opened.
The Beech Hill to Cloughogue dual carriageway phase of the road was completed in 2010 at a cost of over £150m, with tens of thousands of motorists using it every day since.
