Overview
- Five hundred metres of Ferry Road were resurfaced following a five‑week closure, and the route has reopened pothole‑free in early December.
- The defect resisted years of patching because the road was built on an unstable peat bog where tarmac repeatedly sank under heavy local and lorry traffic.
- DFI allocated £160,000 for the works after Quinn’s 2023 photo of himself in the hole drew widespread attention and led to meetings with officials.
- Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has launched a road‑mapping scheme using camera‑equipped survey vehicles to track conditions and prioritise maintenance across Northern Ireland.
- DFI figures show £1.15 million was paid in the past financial year to compensate for vehicle damage from road defects, underscoring wider maintenance challenges.