The Department

The Department for Regional Development (DRD) is one of 11 Northern Ireland Departments created in 1999 by the Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1999. Roads Service was established in 1996 as an Executive Agency within the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland, and moved to the Department for Regional Development in 1999. DRD Roads Service’s mission is “To facilitate the safe movement of people, goods and services for the social and economic benefit of all people in Northern Ireland.”