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25/07/2008
£3.1m Roads Investment For Antrim
NI Roads Minister Conor Murphy has unveiled a £3.1million investment plan for Antrim.
Meeting with Antrim Borough Council, the Minister said: "It is planned to carry out a number of minor improvement schemes in this Council area."
"These will include improvements at the Craigstown Road/ Ballylurgan Road and Staffordstown Road/Blackrock Road junctions while it is proposed to construct a footway on Barnish Road from the vicinity of Whelans Park towards a community facility. "
"It is proposed to introduce two traffic calming schemes in the area at a combined cost of some £85,000."
"The first scheme is situated in the Stile's Estate and will involve the introduction of road humps as well as pedestrian refuge islands on the adjacent Stile's Way."
"The second scheme in Randalstown will introduce road humps in the vicinity of the local schools on the Station Road, Barnish Road and Craigstown Road and in a number of residential streets in Neillsbrook and off Church Road."
"A review of access and parking in Antrim town centre is currently under way and it is planned to introduce phase one of new access and parking restrictions this Autumn."
"This will result in the existing Pedestrian Priority Area being significantly reduced in size, with the part of High Street from Bridge Street to the Old Courthouse being opened up to traffic and the existing restriction replaced by parking bays to accommodate service vehicles, disabled person's vehicles, taxis and some short term parking."
"Further amendments to the waiting restrictions in the town centre area will be introduced on a rolling programme over the next few years," Minister Murphy explained.
Mr Murphy welcomed the extra financial provisions granted to his department by Executive colleagues: "The additional resources mean that around £75million has been invested in the structural maintenance of our roads last year and it is planned to spend a further £200million over the next three years."
The minister gave more details on the projected works for Antrim: "This year in the Antrim area we plan to spend £2.5million on routine maintenance and various projects."
"These projects include asphalt resurfacing 2,900 linear metres of the A6 Randalstown Road (single lane) and 900 linear metres of the B95 Old Coach Road."
"Smaller stretches of resurfacing are also proposed on the C24 Crumlin Road, C48 Magheralane Road and UR141 Cidercourt Road. An extensive program of carriageway surface dressing and footway resurfacing is also planned at various locations in the Antrim area," he added.
(PR)
Meeting with Antrim Borough Council, the Minister said: "It is planned to carry out a number of minor improvement schemes in this Council area."
"These will include improvements at the Craigstown Road/ Ballylurgan Road and Staffordstown Road/Blackrock Road junctions while it is proposed to construct a footway on Barnish Road from the vicinity of Whelans Park towards a community facility. "
"It is proposed to introduce two traffic calming schemes in the area at a combined cost of some £85,000."
"The first scheme is situated in the Stile's Estate and will involve the introduction of road humps as well as pedestrian refuge islands on the adjacent Stile's Way."
"The second scheme in Randalstown will introduce road humps in the vicinity of the local schools on the Station Road, Barnish Road and Craigstown Road and in a number of residential streets in Neillsbrook and off Church Road."
"A review of access and parking in Antrim town centre is currently under way and it is planned to introduce phase one of new access and parking restrictions this Autumn."
"This will result in the existing Pedestrian Priority Area being significantly reduced in size, with the part of High Street from Bridge Street to the Old Courthouse being opened up to traffic and the existing restriction replaced by parking bays to accommodate service vehicles, disabled person's vehicles, taxis and some short term parking."
"Further amendments to the waiting restrictions in the town centre area will be introduced on a rolling programme over the next few years," Minister Murphy explained.
Mr Murphy welcomed the extra financial provisions granted to his department by Executive colleagues: "The additional resources mean that around £75million has been invested in the structural maintenance of our roads last year and it is planned to spend a further £200million over the next three years."
The minister gave more details on the projected works for Antrim: "This year in the Antrim area we plan to spend £2.5million on routine maintenance and various projects."
"These projects include asphalt resurfacing 2,900 linear metres of the A6 Randalstown Road (single lane) and 900 linear metres of the B95 Old Coach Road."
"Smaller stretches of resurfacing are also proposed on the C24 Crumlin Road, C48 Magheralane Road and UR141 Cidercourt Road. An extensive program of carriageway surface dressing and footway resurfacing is also planned at various locations in the Antrim area," he added.
(PR)
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