£100,000 road resurfacing scheme on Ravenhill Road, Belfast

A £100,000 carriageway resurfacing scheme on a section of the Ravenhill Road, Belfast is to commence today.

The scheme on the Ravenhill Road, from its junction with North Parade to the junction with Ravensdene Park, will greatly improve the surface quality of the carriageway at this location.

The resurfacing scheme will be carried out in three phases over two weeks as follows:

• Phase 1 – two nights overnight road closure from 8.00 pm to 6.00 am on Thursday 27 and Friday 28 September 2018.
• Phase 2 – five days off peak lane closures from Monday 1 October until Friday 5 October 2018 between 9.30 am and 4.00 pm daily.
• Phase 3 - four nights overnight road closure from 8.00 pm to 6.00 am from Tuesday 9 October until Friday 12 October 2018.

Where a road closure is necessary, signed diversionary routes will be operational during these times as follows:   Citybound – via Ormeau Road, Ormeau Embankment, Ravenhill Road; Countrybound – via Ravenhill Road, Ormeau Embankment, Ormeau Road, Ravenhill Road Roundabout, Ravenhill Road.

The dates and duration of the road closures will be dependent on the progress of the scheme and on favourable weather conditions. In order to help ensure the safety of road users and road workers the public is asked to comply with all temporary traffic restrictions and follow the signed diversionary routes.

Whilst the Department for Infrastructure has carefully planned these road works and associated traffic management arrangements to minimise the impact on the travelling public, motorists should expect some delay and allow additional time when planning their journey.

For traffic information and news of improvement schemes across Northern Ireland visit the TrafficwatchNI website.

Notes to editors: 

1. All media queries should be directed to the Department for Infrastructure Press Office on 028 9054 0007 or e-mail: press.office@infrastructure-ni.gov.uk. Out of hours please contact the duty press officer on 028 9037 8110.

2. The Department may take photographs and videos at announcements and events to publicise its work. Photographs, interviews, videos or other recordings may be issued to media organisations for publicity purposes or used in promotional material, including in publications, newspapers, magazines, other print media, on television, radio and electronic media (including social media and the internet). Photographs and videos will also be stored on the Department’s internal records management system. The Department will keep the photographs and recordings for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which they have been obtained. The Department’s Privacy Policy is available on our website.

3. Follow the Department on Twitter @deptinfra and on Facebook @DepartmentforInfrastructure

Share this page