Traffic News
Between 16:00 on Wed 20 Nov 2024 and 10:00 on Thurs 21 Nov 2024
- Northern Ireland County Antrim, County Armagh, County Down County Londonderry, County Tyrone
Headline
Icy stretches will lead to some difficult travelling conditions.
What to expect
- Probably some icy patches on some untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths
- Some injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces
Further Details
Icy stretches are expected to form on untreated surfaces during Wednesday evening and overnight into Thursday as temperatures drop below freezing. A few sleet or snow showers are also likely at times, particularly close to coasts.
Live feeds of the road conditions on the A6 Glenshane Pass and A37 Coleraine Mountain are available within the traffic camera section of the Trafficwatchni web site - in the North West Section
Please take extra care on the roads this morning especially on those which may not have been gritted. Clear your windscreen of ice and snow before you set off and remember to slow down and increase the distance between you and the car ahead.
- No reports of any incidents or delays so far this Thursday morning.
Dundonald - A20 Upper Newtownards Road - Comber Road to Stormont Estate - road down to one lane in each direction - Phoenix Gas works
There will be a Road closure from A2 Belfast Road to Dee Street.
This will be operational Overnight from Mon 30 Sep 2024 to: Fri 22 Nov 2024.
Road Closed Monday to Thursday Overnight each week 22:00 - 06:00 hrs
The closure is to facilitate work by Breedon Group.
Reason for closure: Resurfacing, Drainage Works & VRS
During periods of closure a diversionary route will be clearly signed.
- Diversion 1: A55 Holywood Road, A2 Sydenham By-Pass, B505 Holywood Road, A20 Newtownards Road, A2 Bridge End, U824 Bridge End, A2 Middlepath Street
- Diversion 2: U8109 Belfast Road, U0819 Airport Road West, Airport Road West, Airport Road, Sydenham Road
A major resurfacing scheme of the A2 Sydenham Bypass, Belfast commenced on Wednesday 25 September 2024.
A road closure will be in place on the citybound lanes, heading from Tillysburn junction to the start of the M3, this is scheduled to be completed over five months with the majority of the work expected to be undertaken under a series of overnight and weekend closures. Lane closures may also be required at other times.
Please see below the next upcoming road closure dates. More dates will be added as works progress:-
Friday 01 Nov 22:00 - Monday 04 Nov 06:00
Friday 8 Nov 22:00 - Monday 11 Nov 06:00
Friday 15 Nov 22:00 - Monday 18 Nov 06:00
Friday 22 Nov 22:00 - Monday 25 Nov 06:00
During periods of closure a diversionary route will be clearly signed
- via Holywood Road, Newtownards Road and Bridge End.
- An alternative route will also be available via Holywood Exchange, Airport Road and Sydenham Road. Alternative routes will also be signed for cyclists and pedestrians.
Those road users, particularly those travelling to Belfast City Airport are advised to allow extra time for their journey and to follow the alternative routes which will be clearly signed on the approach to the works.
The works are subject to favourable weather conditions.
The Department has carefully planned these road works and associated traffic management arrangements in order to minimise inconvenience to the public.
A major £2.4m road safety improvement scheme will commence 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 also be reduced to one lane of in each direction as the work progresses, particularly in the Belfast bound direction over the initial weeks of the scheme to allow for the carriageway widening.
Derriaghy Road will be closed from mid November for 20 weeks to allow for carriageway widening, slip road construction and culvert works.
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.
There will be a road closure on Market Street from Saul Way to St Patricks Avenue.
This will be operational from 7pm - 6am Mon -Thurs under night-time closures from Mon 14 Oct 2024 to: Fri 29 Nov 2024.
The closure is to facilitate work by DfI Southern (New Works & Maint Schemes)
Reason for closure: Traffic signal duct digging
The anticipated delay will be Less than 5 minutes An alternative route will be signed with traffic being diverted via:
- Diversion 1: U6800 ST. PATRICK'S AVENUE, U6002 STREAM STREET, U6002 IRISH STREET, U6009 JOHN STREET, U6009 FOUNTAIN STREET, C0281 SCOTCH STREET, U6007 MEADOWLANDS, A0025 CHURCH STREET
- Diversion 2: (HGV Traffic) A0025 NEW BRIDGE STREET, A0007 BELFAST ROAD, B0002 ANNACLOY ROAD, B0002 DOWNPATRICK ROAD, A0024 DRUMANESS ROAD, A0024 NEWCASTLE ROAD, A0024 MAIN STREET
- Diversion 3 Route (For English Street Traffic) - Mount Crescent, Bridge Street, A25 Church Street.
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.
There will be a Lane closure from Castledawson Roundabout to the following roads:
Tamnadeese Rd
Bellshill Rd
Curran Rd
This will be operational Continuous from Mon 30 Sep 2024 to: Fri 13 Dec 2024.
The closure is to facilitate work by Northstone.
Reason for closure: Road Widening and resurfacing works.
Please allow extra time for your journey.
Belfast - Phoenix Energy will be carrying out planned works to their network on the A20 Upper Newtownards Road from Carrowreagh Road (Dundonald) to Hawthornden Way (East Belfast) commencing on Monday 26th August 2024 through to April 2025.
The works will be undertaken in small sections, across four phases:-
Phase 4 Comber Road to Hawthornden Way (bypassing Stormont) – Monday 11th November – April 2025
Monday 11th November to Sunday 24th November: Works start at Dundonald Cemetery, moving City bound to the Rosepark junction. Two central lanes will be closed as work takes place, allowing traffic to flow via one lane in a City bound and country bound direction.
- There will be an embargo on all roadworks from Monday 25th November until the beginning of January which means there will not be any disruption to commuters and Christmas shoppers throughout December.
- The entire Phase 4 project which will see work spanning Upper Newtownards Road in a City bound direction to Hawthornden Way is due for completion in 2025.
- Local diversions will be in place for side streets.
Further details are available at https://phoenixenergyni.com/uppernewtownardsroad
Co Down - a resurfacing scheme on the A2 Newcastle Street/Newcastle Road, Kilkeel will commence on Monday 16 September 2024.
The resurfacing scheme will be on a 1.4 kilometre stretch of the Newcastle Street / Road south of the Mill Road junction to north of Mourneview Park.
Day time road closure from 09.30 am to 16.30 pm will be in operation from Monday 28th – Thursday 31st Oct 24
Over-night road closures will be required to facilitate the resurfacing works, these will be operational from 7pm - 6am each night under night-time closures from Sun 20th Oct to Sat 26th Oct 2024.
An alternative route will be signed with traffic being diverted via the following route:
Light vehicles
Mountain Rd, Aughnaloopy Rd, Ballinran Rd, Ballinran New Rd, Carrigenagh Rd, and Council Road.
HGV
Bridge St, Newry Rd, Killowen Rd, A2 Shore Rd, Kilbroney Rd, B25 Rostrevor Rd, B8 Castlewellan Rd, B27 Kilkeel Rd, B180 Bryansford Rd, Central Promenade, South Promenade, Kilkeel Rd, Ballagh Rd, Glasdrumman Rd, Kilkeel Rd, Annalong Rd and A2 Newcastle Road.
The Department has programmed the work operations and traffic management arrangements to minimise inconvenience however, while steps have been taken to accommodate local access and Translink bus and school services throughout the scheme.
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.
Castlereagh - the Church Road will be closed for approximately 11 weeks from Monday 30 September between Marlborough Heights and the Henry Jones Memorial Playing Fields from 9:30 to 4:30 pm Monday to Friday each day for the construction of a 465m of new footway and resurfacing of the road.
When Church Road is closed, a local diversionary route will be in operation. Access to properties within the extents of the works area will be maintained.
Access to Lough View Integrated Primary School and Henry Jones Playing Fields will be from the Manse Road end of Church Road.
Road users should allow extra time for their journey and follow the diversionary route, which will be clearly signed on approaches to each road closure.
North Belfast – there will be a lane closure on the Forthriver Road from Forthriver Drive to Forthriver Way for resurfacing work.
This will be operational Daily 08:00 to 18:00 from Monday 30 September – to Friday 20 December 2024.
Delays of up to 5 mins possible.
BELFAST - A traffic signal upgrade scheme at the junction of York St, Frederick Street and Great Patrick Street, commenced on Monday 5 August 2024.
In addition to enhanced pedestrian crossing facilities a new road layout will also remove the existing left turn slip lane from Frederick Street into York Street in the direction of the M2. Traffic travelling in this direction will now do so under signal control to further improve pedestrian safety.
Various lane and road closures will be required throughout duration of the scheme with further details of these closures to be notified on www.trafficwatchni.com.
The Department has carefully planned these works and associated traffic management arrangements to minimise inconvenience to the public. Road users are advised to allow extra time for their journey.
It is hoped that work will now be completed by Friday 22nd November 2024.
A developer led junction improvement scheme on the A24 Saintfield Road and Knockbracken Road junction will begin on Tuesday 6th August 2024.
The scheme is expected to last 60 weeks 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.
To facilitate the work, it will be necessary to implement a continuous lane closure on the A24 Saintfield Road. The full-time lane closure will be operational until further notice.
Additionally, the Knockbracken Road will be closed at its junction with the A24 Saintfield Road until the citybound widening is complete. A temporary 30mph speed limit will be in place for the duration of the works.
Co Tyrone - The Fyfin Road, Sion Mills has been closed adjacent to Victoria Bridge due to a burst water main.
Part of the road has also been washed away. Please seek an alternative route until NI Water can make good repairs. This may take a number of days.
As the Department continues to monitor the landslide at The A2 Shore Road, Rostrevor, it will continue to operate under a lane closure.
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.