A pothole in Co Armagh has grown so large it has turned into a "duck pond", a local councillor says.
TUV party chairman and Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon councillor Keith Ratcliffe said he's "frankly fed up with the lack of action" when it comes to the road defects.
The Cusher councillor shared a photograph of a duck enjoying a splash in what he said is a pothole on the Marlacoo Road, that runs between Hamiltonsbawn and Tandragee in Co Armagh.
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Last year, Stormont ’s Department for Infrastructure announced an additional £1 million in an attempt to address Northern Ireland’s pothole problem. The then Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd stated the 7,000 potholes currently being treated per month “is not enough” and added the additional £1 million would be spent before the end of this financial year.
But councillor Ratcliffe said there's been "no action" at the road in Armagh that he said now features a "large crater" that's now turned into a duck pond.
“I am frankly fed up with the lack of action from the Department of Infrastructure when it comes to potholes," the TUV chairman said in a statement.
“Back in November I raised particular issues in relation to Marlacoo Road. In spite of several reminders, there has been no action.
“The result is that we no longer have potholes. We have large craters which - after the heavy rain today [Wednesday] - have literally turned into duck ponds in the middle of the road."
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