A Stormont department has spent £22.3million on the stalled York Street Interchange scheme without a single sod being cut.
The long-delayed project is aimed at addressing a major traffic bottleneck in North Belfast between the Westlink, M2 and M3 - three of Northern Ireland's busiest roads.
Public inquiries into the plans were held back in 2015, but work was held up following a legal challenge to the tendering process.