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In the Greater Belfast area traffic area traffic busy on the following routes:-
- A12 Westlink towards York Street
Lane closure on York Street Belfast to facilitate New Sewer Connection
NI Water will commence work this week to install an essential new sewer connection on York Street. The work is to facilitate a connection for new student accommodation and will take place over two weekends:
- Saturday 21st June 08:00 - Monday 23rd June 06:00,
- Saturday 28th June 08:00 until Monday 30th June 06:00.
There are no diversions required but the following traffic management and signage will be in place.
This may cause delays in the area as four of the five lanes on York Street will be closed.
Multiple lane Closures will be in operation at the following locations:
- York Street, Belfast: From Frederick Street to Little Patrick Street
- Great Patrick Street, Belfast (Country Bound) From Talbot Street to York Street
- Nelson Street, Belfast (City Bound) From little Patrick Street to Great Patrick Street
NI Water and their contractor Meridian Utilities will strive to keep disruption to a minimum and complete the work in the shortest possible time frame.
Significant Travel disruption is expected this Saturday 21nd June due to the Annual Armed Forces Day event in and around the Newtownards Area.
Armed Forces Day will take place on Saturday 21 June 10.30am – 5pm at Ards Airfield, Newtownards and is set to attract thousands of people to the Borough for an action packed day of fun. Those attending this event are asked to allow adequate time for their journey and where possible to use public transport.
Official Regional Armed Forces Day Military Parade | 10.30am
The event will start with the Official Regional Armed Forces Day military parade through Newtownards, which will step off at 10:30am and include Military bands and over 400 military personnel.
Parade Route
Court Square – Court Street - South Street to Conway Square – turn right onto High Street – Old Cross – Castle Street – Portaferry Road the parade will conclude with a Drumhead Service at the main event site at Newtownards Airfield.
Entertainment
Visitors to Newtownards can enjoy breathtaking aerial displays, a military parade and a host of family friendly entertainment, cookery demonstrations and technical challenges when Northern Ireland Armed Forces Day 2025 (AFD25) comes to the town in June.
Armed Forces Day will commemorate VE80 throughout the day, with NI War Memorial exhibits, themed 1940s themed music and dancing and a spectacular line up of aerial and on ground military displays.
Aerial Displays
It has been confirmed that the aerial display on the day will include, the UK’s premier military parachute display team, the Falcons. The much loved and revered Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows, will also be in the skies on 21 June – the only Northern Ireland display in their calendar this year.
More details including car parking arrangements are available via the following link AFD25
B94 HILLHEAD ROAD - BALLYCLARE - ROAD CLOSURE.
There will be a Road closure from 100m North of B94 Hillhead Road junction with Hillhead Mews to B94 Hillhead Road junction with A8 Coleman’s Corner Roundabout.
This will be in operation from 09:30 to 16:30 daily from Wednesday 11th June 2025 to Friday 11th July 2025.
The closure is to facilitate Carriageway Resurfacing Works by DFI Roads.
Alternative signed diversion route will be – B94 HILLHEAD ROAD, A8 BELFAST ROAD, A57 TEMPLEPATRICK ROAD, A57 TEMPLEPATRICK ROAD OFF-SLIP.
A22 KILLINCHY ROAD - COMBER - ROAD CLOSURE.
There will be a Road closure from Ballydrain Road to Drumhirk Road.
This will be operational 09:30 to 16:30 daily from Monday 02 June 2025 to Friday 11th July 2025.
The closure is to facilitate Carriageway Resurfacing Works by DFI Roads.
Alternative diversion route will be – Comber, Ballygowan, Saintfield, Crossgar,
Downpatrick, Killyleagh, Balloo and Lisbane.
Temporary Road Closure to part of A3 Northway/Central Way, Craigavon, one-way in a Lurgan bound direction from its junction with U1361 Highfield Road to its junction with A3 Marlborough House Roundabout
from 09:30 to 16:30 daily, commencing on Monday 23 June 2025 until Friday 18 July 2025. (Open during evenings and weekends)
Access for emergency vehicles will be maintained at all times.
This closure is to facilitate the construction of a new entrance to Rushmere Shopping Centre.
An alternative route will be signed with traffic being diverted via:
- U1361 Highfield Road, U1361 Balteagh Road, U1361 Lakeview Road, A3 Roundabout 4 and A3 Central Way.
Please ensure to allow additional time for your journey.
Ballymena, Grove Road and Grove Road Roundabout Resurfacing Scheme
C109 GROVE ROAD ROUNDABOUT - BALLYMENA - ROAD CLOSURE.
There will be a Road closure on the A26 Grove Road roundabout and all its approaches
This will be in operation from 09:30 to 16:30 daily from Monday 23th June 2025 to Friday 27th June 2025. (Open during evenings and weekends)
Access for emergency vehicles will be maintained at all times.
Alternative signed Diversion Route will be
Diversion 1: A26 BALLYMONEY ROAD, A42 PARKWAY, A26 NORTH ROAD, A26 GEORGE STREET, A26 LINENHALL STREET, A26 LARNE ROAD, A26 LARNE ROAD LINK, M2, A26 CRANKILL ROAD
Non Motorway Traffic - Diversion 2: A26 BALLYMONEY ROAD, A42 PARKWAY, A26 NORTH ROAD, B62 CULLYBACKEY ROAD, U2029 WOODTOWN ROAD
There will be a Road Closure on C109 Grove Road, Ballymena between Grove Road Roundabout and Doury Road
This will be in operation from 08:00 to 18:00 daily from Monday 30th June 2025 to Friday 11th July 2025 (Open during evenings and weekends)
Access for emergency vehicles will be maintained at all times.
Alternative signed Diversion Route will be
C60 DOURY ROAD, C60 THOMAS STREET, A42 PARKWAY, A26 BALLYMONEY ROAD
Please ensure to allow additional time for your journey
A developer led junction improvement scheme on the A24 Saintfield Road and Knockbracken Road junction began on Tuesday 6th August 2024.
The scheme is expected to finish in early July and involves widening the northbound and southbound A24 Saintfield Road carriageway.
This will allow for improvements to the signal-controlled junction at the Old Saintfield Road, as well as the signal-controlled junction at the Knockbracken Road.
The works are progressing on programme to widen the city bound side in order to create a permanent layout of two running lanes in each direction and right turn lanes into Knockbracken Health Care
Centre and Knockbracken Road.
Pedestrian island work is currently ongoing to provide and enhance pedestrian movements and accessibility. During this period city bound traffic on the Saintfield Road will be reduced to one lane.
To allow for resurfacing work, full road closures will be implemented on the Saintfield Road, from Primrose Hill to Old Saintfield Road, on the following remaining dates:
Sun 22nd June 0500 to Mon 23rd June 0600
The diversion route for traffic during these road closures is :
- A0024 Saintfield Road, A0007 Saintfield Road, B0178 Comber Road, B0178 Hillsborough Road, A0023 Moneyreagh Road, A0023 Ballygowan Road, A0055 Upper Knockbreda Road, A0024 Saintfield Road
Local access for emergency services , along with access to Knockbracken Health Care Centre will be maintained. However some minor delays may be experienced.
A 30 mph speed limit remains on the main Saintfield in the vicinity of the works.
We appreciate this may cause inconvenience and disruption but appreciate your patience during this time.
In order to do this safety, it will be necessary to close Knockbracken Road for a 5-month period until the final layout is in operation. We appreciate this in a considerable inconvenience to residents but understand the reasons.
Belfast Harbour Commissioners has commissioned contractor Gibson (Banbridge) Ltd to complete necessary emergency works to replace and upgrade the foul sewer network which is located in the Queen’s Quay/Sydenham Road area.
Advanced works will commence on week commencing Monday 26th May 2025 for 1 week with a single lane closure to be implemented which will continue to accommodate 2-way traffic flow on Queen’s Quay.
These works will require a road closure to be in place for traffic travelling towards the SSE Arena from Belfast city centre on Queen’s Quay. This road closure will be in operation from Monday 2nd June until Friday 27th June 2025 inclusive.
Further works will continue after 27th June 2025 with 2-way traffic flow to be accommodated on Queen’s Quay in July, and until planned completion in mid-August.
Variable Message Signage (VMS) is currently in place to advertise this planned road closure.
Temporary Road Closure to part of A29 Keady Road, Armagh from its junction with C202 Drumconwell Road to its junction with C201 Dundrum Road, from 09:30 to 16:30 daily, commencing on Monday 09 June 2025 until Friday 04 July 2025. (Open during evenings and weekends)
Local access and access for emergency vehicles will be maintained at all times.
This closure is to facilitate carriageway resurfacing work by DFI Roads.
Alternative routes will be signed with traffic being diverted as follows:
Diversion 1: A29 Keady Road, B31 Newtownhamilton Road, B3 Tassagh Road and A29 Armagh Road.
Diversion 2: A29 Armagh Road, A29 Kinelowen Street, B132 St Patricks Street, B132 Maddan Road, A3 Monaghan Road and A29 Keady Road.
Please ensure to allow additional time for your journey.
Resurfacing works between Rathfriland Rd Roundabout & Derryleckagh Rd 12th May to 27th June daily lane closures in conjunction with Temp 40 mph speed limit & no-overtaking order, night-time closure & 2nr week-end closures dates to be confirmed at later date..
Click on link for further information.
A safety scheme to replace and upgrade the parapets of the M1 River Lagan Moira Bridge commenced on Sunday 23 March 2025.
Due to the nature of the work it will be necessary to implement a series of road, lane and hard shoulder closures which have been scheduled in two phases.
The second phase will be from 18 May 2025 until 23 June 2025 on the east-bound carriageway and will be completed under the following traffic management arrangements:
- From Monday 18 May until Friday 20 June 2025 lane 1 of the east-bound carriageway of the M1 will be closed in the vicinity of the works each night during the hours of 9pm and 6am (Monday to Friday only) to allow the old parapet to be removed and a new parapet to be installed safely.
- A full overnight closure will be required on the east-bound carriageway of the M1 from 11pm on Sunday 22 June 2025 until 6am on Monday 23 June 2025 to allow the temporary barrier to be removed.
During all the bridge works the hard shoulder on either the east-bound or west-bound carriageways will be closed in the vicinity of the works, a temporary 50mph speed limit will be in operation and a recovery vehicle will be available on the M1.
The Department has carefully planned these road works to take place overnight and associated traffic management arrangements to minimise the inconvenience to the public. During periods of closure please follow the alternative route which will be clearly signed on the approaches to each full closure.
Completion of the work by 23 June 2025 is dependent on favourable weather conditions.
Belfast - a pedestrian and cycle improvement scheme in Lagmore Avenue, Belfast, part of the Belfast Cycling Network Delivery Plan, that includes segregated cycle tracks along Lagmore Avenue between the junction of Stewartstown Road and Glenfearna Park will commence on 10 March 2025.
To help ensure the safety of road users and our road workers, it will be necessary to operate daily lane closures along Lagmore Avenue between 9.30am and 4.00pm (Mon- Fri) from 10 March until late September 2025.
Once completed this scheme will deliver improved active travel connections to local schools and amenities in the Lagmore area.
Safety will also be improved with the provision of two toucan crossings at existing crossing points and the introduction of raised table humps at all minor road accesses to further assist pedestrian and wheeled users.”
The Department has programmed the work operations and traffic management arrangements to minimise inconvenience, however road users should expect some delays and are advised to allow additional time when travelling in the vicinity of the works and are asked to comply with all temporary traffic restrictions.
A major £2.4m road safety improvement scheme commenced at The Cutts junction Dunmurry on Monday 14 October.
The scheme will provide significant safety improvements for right turning vehicles and pedestrians by widening of the McKinstry Road to accommodate a revised traffic signal layout at the busy McKinstry Road /Derriaghy Road /The Cutts junction.
In order to complete the work safely it will be necessary to implement lane closures throughout the duration of the scheme. The number of running lanes will be reduced to one lane of in each direction as the work progresses
It is anticipated that the scheme will be completed by the end of August 2025.
Delays to traffic in the vicinity of the works are inevitable and where possible road users should consider an alternative route while the Department completes the works.
Fermanagh - Road users are advised that due to a carriageway subsidence, the Carrowkeel Road between Lisbellaw and Tempo, is currently closed to traffic between the Tattymacall Road and the Lough Eyes Road junctions. Early indications are the road will be closed for some time. Please seek an alternative route for your journey.
Durham Street Closure for essential Public Realm works
To facilitate essential public realm works around the new Belfast Grand Central Station, Durham Street (from Grosvenor Road to Hope Street) closed on Saturday 12 October 2024 for a period of up to 12 months.
Translink is encouraging people to consider using public transport to access the city during this next phase of works as road users can expect some delays.
Clearly signed diversionary routes will be in place for motorists that need to travel to the city and everyone is asked to follow these or to find an alternative route or way to travel.
B15 Glenshesk Road, Ballycastle (between Glenbank Road and Greenan Road) remains closed due to a landslide / partial road collapse on Wednesday 27 March 24.
The road may be closed for the foreseeable future given the severity of the collapse.
Road users should avoid the area and seek an alternative route for their journey.
The information on this website is provided by DfI (Department for Infrastructure). DfI is the sole roads authority responsible for all public roads, footways, bridges and street lights in Northern Ireland.