High Court rules against A5 project24/06/2025 The High Court in Belfast has ruled against the £1.7bn A5 road project in Northern Ireland going ahead in its current form. |
String of contracts for Northern Ireland roads18/06/2025 There have been £1.9m of road improvement schemes approved by the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) in Northern Ireland over the past month. |
DfI awards £3m road improvement contract19/05/2025 Northern Ireland’s Department for Infrastructure (DfI) awarded an estimated £3.4m contract for improvements to Mountjoy Road/Gortin Road, Omagh to John McQuillan Contracts. |
DfI awards £41m of environmental deals15/05/2025 The Northern Ireland Department for Infrastructure (DfI) has announced five new environmental maintenance contracts, worth a total value of £41.25m. |
£500k road improvements for A6 Glenshane Road13/05/2025 The Northern Ireland Department for Infrastructure (DfI) has commenced work on a £500,000 road improvement scheme for the A6 Glenshane Road, Dungiven this week. |
Northern Ireland opens procurement on £78m A1 upgrade contract08/01/2025 A construction contract worth £78m is up for grabs on the Northern Ireland A1 Junctions Phase 2 Road Improvements Scheme. |
O'Dowd joins the AT crowd with new delivery plan18/11/2024 The Northern Ireland Executive has launched a public consultation on its plans to deliver over 200km of ‘high quality’ active travel infrastructure over the next 10 years. |
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. |
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