70% of Derry & Strabane street lamps upgraded with LED lighting

Seventy per cent of street lamps in Derry and Strabane have been upgraded with LED lighting with the remainder likely to be replaced in 2024/25.

By Kevin Mullan

Published 12th Apr 2024, 15:41 BST

Updated 12th Apr 2024, 15:41 BST

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Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd was asked for about the upgrading of lamps locally by Sinn Fein’s Ciara Ferguson.

"To date, 70 per cent of the lanterns within Derry City & Strabane District Council Area have been upgraded to LED units, it is anticipated that, subject to availability of funding, the remaining lanterns will be upgraded within the 2024/25 financial year,” the minister said.

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