Two Northern Ireland statutory bodies are at loggerheads over responsibility for protecting staff when they are cleaning a major road.
Following an investigation by the Local Democracy Service, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMDDC) recently admitted responsibility for clearing litter from a large section of the Newry A1 bypass approximately 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.
