Over £775,000 has been spend on road resurfacing schemes in Coleraine this year, the Transport Minister has confirmed.

Conor Murphy, providing an update on the £4.2m planned investment in the region, said over 7.6km of carriageway has already been upgraded.

This has included 1.1km of resurfacing on the B17 Priestland Road, 1.5km on the B64 Edenbane Road and 1km on the C543 Moneycarrie Road.

"Also constructed this year was a £145,000 footway/cycleway on the Dunderg Road, which completed the missing link of footway/cycleway between Macosquin village and Coleraine," said Minister Murphy.

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A new pelican crossing was introduced on the Cromore Road close to the entrance of the University, and new traffic signals incorporating pedestrian facilities provided at the junction of Bridge Street / Limavady Road / Main Street in Garvagh, he added.

Roads Service’s Acting Divisional Roads Manager, Deidre Mackle, said a £310,000 scheme to realign the bend on the Atlantic Road, south of its junction with Islandtasserty Road, is currently under construction.

This scheme is designed to improve the forward sight distance around the bend as well as improving the visibility sight splays of the Atlantic Road / Islandtasserty Road crossroads.

"The financial position for the next two years will depend on decisions made by the Executive. However, Roads Service is still planning improvement schemes and welcomes comments from Coleraine Borough Council on its programmes," added Ms Mackle.

(PR/GK)