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12/08/2014
£1.1m Carriageway Widening Begins
Work on a £1.1million carriageway widening scheme on the Northway in Portadown, County Armagh has started.
Transport Minister Danny Kennedy said the scheme will involve the widening of 1.9 kilometres of carriageway to two lanes in each direction, from the Seagoe to Kernan Loop junctions.
Gibson (Banbridge) Ltd. has been contracted for the work, which is expected to be completed before the end of the year.
Danny Kennedy said: "This is a significant capital investment in the road network in the Craigavon area. The scheme will help improve the movement of the 27,000 vehicles a day that use the route which is a critical link to and from the M1 Motorway.
"Road improvements such as this will inevitably lead to some disruption and I would ask the public for their cooperation and patience during the construction works."
The contract will also focus on completing works at the Kernan Loop junction.
The scheme will upgrade the section from a three-lane carriageway to a four-lane carriageway and also involve junction improvements.
(IT/CD)
Transport Minister Danny Kennedy said the scheme will involve the widening of 1.9 kilometres of carriageway to two lanes in each direction, from the Seagoe to Kernan Loop junctions.
Gibson (Banbridge) Ltd. has been contracted for the work, which is expected to be completed before the end of the year.
Danny Kennedy said: "This is a significant capital investment in the road network in the Craigavon area. The scheme will help improve the movement of the 27,000 vehicles a day that use the route which is a critical link to and from the M1 Motorway.
"Road improvements such as this will inevitably lead to some disruption and I would ask the public for their cooperation and patience during the construction works."
The contract will also focus on completing works at the Kernan Loop junction.
The scheme will upgrade the section from a three-lane carriageway to a four-lane carriageway and also involve junction improvements.
(IT/CD)
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