Northern Ireland takes axe to road schemes24/08/2023 Northern Ireland’s Department for Infrastructure has paused two-thirds of its major road schemes, citing both financial and environmental reasons. |
Northern Ireland pauses scheme on climate grounds as new link opens13/04/2023 The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) Northern Ireland has opened a £220m dualling scheme, while pausing the development of another major scheme on climate change grounds. |
Northern Ireland to set up its own infrastructure commission05/08/2021 The Northern Ireland Executive plans to set up a similar institution to the UK's National Infrastructure Commission, as part of its wider efforts to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. |
Northern Ireland awaits new road safety strategy28/01/2021 Northern Ireland’s devolved government has said it plans to issue a draft new road safety strategy by March after its existing plan expired last month. |
New section opens as £189m A6 dualling nears completion24/11/2020 The final section of the A6 Randalstown to Castledawson Dualling Scheme in Northern Ireland has opened. |
Northern Ireland looks to progress 'flagship' road schemes25/06/2020 The Northern Ireland Executive has said it aims to aid economic recovery by progressing a raft of strategic infrastructure schemes and flagship projects, including the much-delayed £1bn-plus A5 Western Transport Corridor scheme. |
Northern Ireland loses road contractors in cash squeeze09/03/2020 Roads maintenance funding in Northern Ireland has been cut so hard that contractors may have moved away or changed their activities, the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) has admitted. |
New 7km dual carriageway opens in Northern Ireland06/08/2019 A new 7km section of dual carriageway on Northern Ireland’s key A6 route has opened to traffic. |
SWARCO scoops £1.7m NI Roads deal01/05/2019 SWARCO Traffic Ltd has signed a new framework agreement with the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland to provide traffic solutions and smart technologies throughout the country. |
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Northern Ireland adds new bus lanes to key motorways04/03/2019 New hard shoulder bus lanes will begin to operate on Northern Ireland's M1 and M2 motorways next Monday (11 March) following the completion of a £4m scheme. |
We'll be back: ARNI sees the future of bridge surveys06/02/2019 Amey Roads NI has used scanning technology to complete surveys of bridges on Northern Ireland’s strategic road network, saving money and time, and keeping roadworkers safe. |
Consortium awarded contract for £220m A6 dualling scheme28/03/2018 Northern Ireland's Department for Infrastructure (DfI) has appointed a contractor for the £220m A6 Dungiven to Drumahoe Dualling scheme. |
£150,000k resurfacing scheme underway in Kilkeel13/03/2017 A £150,000 major carriageway resurfacing scheme on a road in the Northern Irish town of Kilkeel has commenced. |
£100,000 resurfacing scheme for Enniskillen02/02/2017 A 1.2 km resurfacing scheme in the Northern Irish town of Enniskillen is to begin at a cost of £100,000. |
Delay to NI road scheme25/11/2016 Work to upgrade the A6 in Northern Ireland has been delayed following a judgement hearing at Belfast High Court earlier this week. |
Hazzard gives green light to greenways15/11/2016 Northern Ireland Infrastructure Minister Chris Hazzard has given the green light to 1,000 kilometres of greenways – traffic free paths that can be used by walkers, runners and cyclists. |
£500,000 road widening and improvement scheme in Enniskillen20/10/2016 Northern Ireland's Infrastructure Minister Chris Hazzard has announced the start of a £500,000 road widening and improvement scheme at A4 Dublin Road /A32 Wickham Place, Enniskillen. |
FTA criticises postponement of Belfast road scheme19/10/2016 The Freight Transport Association (FTA) says the postponement of a road improvement scheme in the centre of Belfast following the Brexit vote is bad news for transport operators and the economy there. |
Success for LTP13/10/2016 Beverley based Local Transport Projects (LTP) has won new contracts in Northern Ireland and London. |
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