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A £214,000 carriageway resurfacing scheme on B66 Knock Road, Dervock will commence on Monday 15 March 2021.
The works will extend for a distance of approximately 1.1 kilometres and will greatly improve the strength and surface quality of the road.
To facilitate the works, it will be
A £153,000 resurfacing scheme on the C507 Tirbracken Road, Drumahoe is due to commence on 15 March 2021.
The scheme which starts near the junction with the Edenreagh Road and continue eastwards for a distance of 615 metres, will greatly improve the strength and surface quality of the road.
To facilitate preliminary works it will be
A £100,000 parapet upgrade on the Maghera Flyover Bridge on the A6 Glenshane Road is due to commence on 15 March 2021.
The proposed works involve the replacement of the existing parapet, along with the upgrade of the vehicle restraint systems adjoining the bridge, to meet current standards.
To facilitate the works it will be necessary
Work on a bridge replacement scheme which will improve journey times along Hyde Road is now fully complete.
The major project, which centred on the demolition and replacement of a former railway bridge over the A57 in the Gorton area, will significantly improve traffic flow in both directions of travel, particularly at peak travel hours, by removing a notorious pinch point between Far Lane and Wall Way.
The old bridge, which reduced the road from
The Environment Agency has started construction work on a major section of its York Flood Alleviation Scheme this week.
From: Environment Agency
A high River Ouse in York during the winter 2015 flooding, looking towards where the flood alleviation work will take place on the south bank
The work will see more than 500m of new flood defences installed in sections between Skeldergate Bridge and Millennium Bridge on the Rowntree Park side of the River Ouse.
It will include:
Central Scotland will be the first area to benefit from the UK government’s record £5 billion investment in next-generation broadband.
From: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland, and Matt Warman MP
More than 5,300 homes and businesses in Ayrshire, Edinburgh, Falkirk, Fife, Stirlingshire, Greater Glasgow and Lothian will get access to gigabit speeds thanks to the first £4.5 million to be awarded from the UK government’s nationwide gigabit programme.
These premises currently have slow speeds and
Highway improvements big and small are on the agenda for the Norfolk County Council’s Cabinet on Monday, 8 March, as members are set to approve a £42m programme of maintenance, 113 small locally important highway schemes costing £715,000 and improvement schemes totalling £85m.
Cllr Martin Wilby, cabinet member for highways,
In a keynote speech at Project SPEED conference, Rail Minister invites rail industry to pioneer faster, smarter and more efficient infrastructure projects.
From: Department for Transport, Network Rail, and Chris Heaton-Harris MP
The government has challenged the rail industry today (26 February 2021) to pioneer new ways of working that will halve the time and reduce the cost of delivering critical infrastructure projects, as the country builds back better out of coronavirus (COVID-19), with the launch of the next stage of rail Project SPEED.
In a keynote speech at the
Major demolition works began in Great Yarmouth this week to make way for the town’s Third River Crossing, one of the key infrastructure projects for the county being delivered by Norfolk County Council.
The Great Yarmouth Third River Crossing will link the A47 at Harfrey’s roundabout to the port and the enterprise zone on the other side of the river. The bridge will ease traffic congestion on the town’s roads, shortening journey times and improve journey reliability, as well as supporting wider plans and work to maximise investment, regeneration and economic growth opportunities in the town and wider area.
After establishing the construction site throughout
A resurfacing scheme on the C554 Sixtowns Road will commence on Monday 1 March 2021.
The scheme, which is approximately 2.5 kilometres in length, will start from the Blackrock Road towards Draperstown.
To facilitate the works it will be necessary
A new footway and cycleway scheme on the A29 Tobermore Road & Maghera Road, Tobermore, will commence on Monday 1 March 2021.
The scheme, which is approximately 2.4 kilometres in length, will start from the existing footway and cycleway at Mullagh Road to Fortwilliam Road.
Minister Mallon said:
“This much needed investment will help promote sustainable travel between Maghera & Tobermore.
“I am committed to increasing the opportunities for active travel and I am pleased that the new pavement and cycleway being delivered by this scheme will greatly enhance provision for walking, wheeling and cycling.”
Two-way traffic flow will be maintained for the duration of the works with lane closures under traffic signal control. In the interests of public safety and the safety of the contractor’s workforce the public is asked to comply with all temporary traffic restrictions and to drive with extra care when travelling in the vicinity of the works.
The Department has carefully planned these road works and associated traffic management arrangements in order to minimise inconvenience to the public. Road users are advised to avoid the area whenever possible, allow extra time for their journey and to follow the alternative routes which will be clearly signed on the approaches to the closure.
Completion of the work by Friday 30 April 2021 is subject to favourable weather conditions, however, the Department will keep the public informed of any change. All work will be carried out in line with current public health and health and safety advice, with safe systems of working in place for staff and contractors.
For traffic information about this and other improvement schemes visit: Trafficwatchni
Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has welcomed the signing of the Heads of Terms for Derry-Londonderry and Strabane Region City Deal.
Addressing a virtual event organised by Derry City and Strabane District Council to mark the signing of the Head of Terms Minister Mallon said:
“It is great to finally see this progress on
A £106,000 resurfacing scheme on a section of Woodstock Link, Belfast is due to commence on Monday 1 March 2021.
The resurfacing works are being carried out on the section of carriageway between Albertbridge Road and Halcombe Street.
To facilitate the work the scheme will be
A £152,000 resurfacing scheme for Old Glenarm Road, Larne will commence on Monday 1 March 2021.
The scheme, which extends from Ballycraigy Road for approximately 0.8 kilometres east towards Greenland Road, is expected to be completed by Friday 23 March 2021.
Due to the nature of the scheme it will be
A £160,000 carriageway resurfacing scheme on Dublin Road, Castlewellan will commence on Monday 8 March 2021.
The works will extend for a distance of approximately 0.8 kilometres along the edge of Lough Island Reavey.
Minister Mallon said:
“This much needed investment in the
A £145,000 resurfacing scheme on the U1147 Ervy Road, Eglinton is due to commence on 25 February 2021.
The works, which start near the junction with the Highmoor Road and continue northwards for a distance of 1100 metres to the Brockagh Road, will greatly improve the strength and surface quality of the road.
To facilitate the works it will be necessary
