Belfast underpass vulnerable to flooding

A multi-million pound underpass submerged under 20ft of water only a month after opening remains vulnerable to further flooding episodes, an inquiry team found today.

Belfast underpass vulnerable to flooding

A multi-million pound underpass submerged under 20ft of water only a month after opening remains vulnerable to further flooding episodes, an inquiry team found today.

Motorists were forced to abandon their vehicles in the M1 underpass on the outskirts of Belfast when a nearby river overflowed and swamped the newly completed section of the £104m (€122m) city bypass upgrade.

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