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  • Welcome to Department for Infrastructure

    Featured

    Essential Maintenance Works for M3 Lagan Bridge, Belfast to commence

    6 August 2026

    A major maintenance scheme on the M3 Lagan Bridge is to commence on Friday 14 August 2026.

    Translink playing huge role in success of The Fleadh

    5 August 2026

    Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has thanked Translink staff for their efforts in delivering vital public transport...

    Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2026 backs Share the Road to Zero Campaign

    2 August 2026

    Road users to think safety first when travelling to the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann

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    Quick links

    • Dalradian Curraghinalt Project
    • Trafficwatchni
    • DfI Roads - winter service information leaflet
    • B15 Glenshesk Road Ballycastle - Overview
    • Kilrea Bridge, B64 Bann Road, Kilrea – Closure
    • Careers in DfI
    • DfI Rivers - Capital Projects Viewer
    • DfI services on nidirect
    • Problems with roads and streets

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    Our responsibilities

    Major Roads Programme

    How the public road network is managed, maintained and developed, as well as delivery of wider transport projects

    Rivers and flooding

    Reducing the risk to life and damage to property from flooding from rivers and the sea, undertaking watercourse and coastal flood management in a sustainable manner.

    Transport initiatives

    Lagan pedestrian and cycle bridge, Belfast on the Move and the Department's transport hubs.

    Roads

    Roads policies and legislation including the process and licencing requirements for road openings carried out by utility companies

    Public transport

    The Department's role in bus, rail and ferry travel including relevant legislation and our supported travel programmes

    Active travel

    Sustainable transport policies, primarily focused on cycling and walking in Northern Ireland.

    Waterways

    Inland Waterways, the Lagan Towpath and the Department's work with, the cross-border body, Waterways Ireland.

    DfI Transport and Road Asset Management Procurement

    Procurement activities, ranging from supplies and services, and small-scale works to major road maintenance and high value capital construction projects.

    Road users

    Promoting and improving road safety via education, licensing and regulation of transportation.

    Water and sewerage services

    Policy in relation to the water and sewerage industry and for discharging the Department’s statutory and other duties

    Ports

    The Department’s role in air and seaports serving Northern Ireland

    Statistics and research

    Statistics and research that inform decision making within the Department’s areas of responsibility.

    Rathlin Island Policy

    Delivering the Rathlin Island Policy

    Careers in DfI

    We offer the full range of career opportunities with entry points to suit where you are in your career. Our work locations are across Northern Ireland.

    Crumlin Road Gaol and St Lucia Site

    The Department's role in the regeneration of the Crumlin Road Gaol in Belfast and the St Lucia site in Omagh.

    Sustainable Drainage

    Sustainable drainage (SuDS) is an approach to managing surface water that mimics natural drainage processes by slowing, storing and treating rainwater close to where it falls. This helps manage flood risk, improves the local environment and supports long term climate resilience.

    Planning

    The Department’s role in the NI planning system including relevant legislation, regional policies and strategies and supporting practical guidance.

    Net Zero Transport – Reducing Transport Emissions

    The Department's plans to address climate change in the transport sector and actions to reduce transport emissions.

    Transport Planning and Modelling

    The Transport Planning and Modelling Unit leads the development of both strategic and local transport plans, as well as modelling tools, to support evidence-based decision-making.

    We work with these bodies

    • Trafficwatch NI
    • NI Water
    • Londonderry Port & Harbour Commissioners
    • Waterways Ireland
    • Translink
    • Belfast Harbour Commissioners
    • Warrenpoint Harbour Authority
    • Northern Ireland Drainage Council

    Our documents

    Our publications

    • DFI/2026-0345 - Details of all DfI communications correspondence: 1) about the 'Soil Task and Finish Group'; & 2) with the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives Northern Ireland (SOLACE NI) regarding soil sample/soil sample analyses in planning.

      Published 4 August 2026
    • DFI/2025-0291 - Copies of all correspondence held, 01 June 2025 to date, relating to the Narrow Water Bridge, linking Omeath with Warrenpoint, referencing the Climate Change Act (Northern Ireland) 2022.

      Published 3 August 2026
    • DFI/2025-0296 - Information held about the erection of safety barriers along sections of the pavement on Rugby Road, Belfast, 21 March - 30 June 2025.

      Published 3 August 2026
    See all our publications

    Our consultations

    • Experimental Traffic Control Scheme - Parking Places - Banbridge

      Consultation closed
    • The Parking Places on Roads, Loading Bay and Waiting Restrictions (Newcastle) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026

      Consultation closed
    • Warrenpoint Active Travel Scheme – Preliminary Engagement

      Consultation closed
    See all our consultations

    Access to information

    How to request information from the Department for Infrastructure including Freedom of Information (FOI) and the use of our Publication Scheme.

    The Minister

    Minister for Infrastructure, Liz Kimmins

    Liz Kimmins has been appointed Minister for Infrastructure.

    About us

    The Department operates under the direction and control of the Minister for Infrastructure. Civil Servants are accountable to the Minister and the Minister is accountable to the Assembly.

    Read more about the department

    Corporate information

    • Equality
    • Transport legislation
    • DfI complaints procedure
    • End Year Report on Business Plan Targets
    • Driver and Vehicle Agency
    • DfI public appointments
    • DfI Privacy Notice
    • DfI Business Continuity Planning

    Contact us

     

    Department for Infrastructure
    James House
    2 - 4 Cromac Avenue
    Belfast
    BT7 2JA

    Emergency Contacts

    If there is an emergency outside normal office hours, please use the relevant number below:

    • Northern Ireland Water Waterline: 03457 440 088
    • Flooding Incident Line: 0300 2000 100
    • DfI Roads emergency/out-of-hours: 0300 200 7899
      Use this number only where the issue presents a serious risk to life or safety.

    Report a Road or Street Issue

    The quickest way to report a road or street problem is through nidirect. This includes issues such as:

    • potholes;
    • streetlights;
    • roadworks;
    • blocked drains;
    • damaged signs;
    • overgrown hedges, weeds and trees.
    • obstructions on the road
    • other road or footway problems.

    You can report and track your issue online through the nidirect road reporting service: Problems with roads and streets | nidirect

    Contact DfI Roads

    If your Roads enquiry cannot be reported through nidirect, please contact the relevant DfI Roads office.

    DfI Roads is divided into four areas. You can use the Roads Area Map to check which office covers your location. 

    DfI Roads Northern

    Email: dfiroads.northern@infrastructure-ni.gov.uk 
    Region Covered: Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council; Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council; Mid and East Antrim Borough Council.

    DfI Roads Southern

    Email: dfiroads.southern@infrastructure-ni.gov.uk 
    Region Covered: Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council; Ards and North Down Borough Council; Newry, Mourne and Down District Council.

    DfI Roads Eastern

    Email: dfiroads.eastern@infrastructure-ni.gov.uk 
    Region Covered: Belfast City Council; Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council.

    DfI Roads Western

    Email: dfiroads.western@infrastructure-ni.gov.uk 
    Region Covered: Derry City and Strabane District Council; Fermanagh and Omagh District Council; Mid Ulster District Council.

    Further Information Available on NI Direct:

    Apply for or Renew a Blue Badge

    Apply for a 60+ SmartPass and Senior (65+) SmartPass

    Claim compensation for a for a road or street problem

    Contact the Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA)

    Travel, Transport and Roads

    Other Enquiries

    If your enquiry is not related to roads or streets, please use the contact details listed under the relevant topic area below.

    Freedom of Information (FOI) and Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) requests, should be sent to:  DFIIMU@infrastructure-ni.gov.uk

    To report a website problem, such as a broken link or technical issue, please use our feedback form.

    You can also view our complaints procedure if you are unhappy with a service you have received.

    If you are unsure who to contact, email: info@infrastructure-ni.gov.uk 

    This mailbox is monitored during normal office hours only.

     

    Lobbying
    Section 8 of The Functioning of Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act NI 2021 places certain duties upon Ministers, special advisers and officials within departments in relation to recording lobbying (as defined by the Act). Contacting the Minister directly (either verbally or through written correspondence to a non-Departmental email or social media account) may result in a record of the contact being included within the Infrastructure Minister’s lobbying register.

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