In light of the good progress to date, and to accommodate Bank Holiday traffic flows, it has been decided not to carry out any work on the A2 over the weekend of Friday 24th August to Monday 27th August inclusive. Work will then re-commence on Friday 31st August at 7pm and will continue until Monday 3rd September at 6am.
This work along the A2 Bangor/Belfast Road commenced at the Old Quay Road and will be completed in sections, finishing at the Ballyrobert Road. These works will take place between the hours of 7pm on a Friday and 6am on a Monday (working over a 24 hour period) in order to avoid disruption to weekday traffic flow. Traffic lane restrictions will be required to facilitate the works however, two-way traffic will be maintained at all times.
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NI Water and its contractor Lagan Construction have completed letter drops in affected areas to advise residents of this work and would like to thank customers and road users in advance for their continued co-operation and patience during this essential improvement work. There will be increased noise and construction traffic in the area which will result in some disruption while this work takes place, but the company said every effort will be made to keep it to a minimum.
Gary Curran, Head of NI Water's Watermains Rehabilitation Programme said: "The project is part of NI Water's ongoing £100 million Watermains Rehabilitation Programme throughout Northern Ireland which involves upgrading and improving in excess of 1000 kilometres of watermain infrastructure throughout Northern Ireland over the next five years.
"In the past, the watermain on this road has suffered from a number of bursts. However, once complete, this project will reduce the number of bursts as the upgraded watermains will improve the reliability of the water supply in the area, drinking water quality and will also help to reduce leakage."
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