Councillor says commuters are 'at the end of their tether' due to severe rush hour congestion.
The city of Belfast "isn't functioning" because of regular heavy traffic congestion, a councillor has claimed.
"It's really, really difficult for anybody to plan anything and people are really at the end of their tether," he added. Many motorists and bus passengers were stuck in lengthy traffic queues leaving the city on Thursday evening. "For example if you have childcare commitments and you need to get up the road before six o'clock and you're stuck in traffic and can't get there, that's hugely stressful."Speaking on the programme, Alliance councillor Michael Long said the main problem was that Belfast was operating on a "car-centric" system.
In a statement, Northern Ireland's public transport operator Translink said: "As is the case in many cities in the run up to Christmas, traffic is very heavy in Belfast.
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