Regional Development Minister Conor Murphy has welcomed Roads Service’s progress on investment totalling £1.7million for structural road maintenance in the Craigavon borough this year.

Speaking ahead of this evening’s meeting between Roads Service and Craigavon Borough Council, the Minister said: “Roads Service remains committed to ensuring that it can make best use of our resources and continues to deliver quality public services."

He also noted that improvement works have been completed on the B9 Drumlin Road, Donaghcloney.

He said: "This scheme enhanced forward visibility and improved alignment over three hundred metres of roadway. Initial observations show the scheme is operating successfully. Also, Road Service delivered improvements at Clare Crossroads. These works improved sightlines for traffic exiting the Crowhill Road and Lowtown Road, as well as improving driver awareness of the junction for traffic on the Clare Road.

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"Over five lane km of resurfacing has been completed, so far in the Borough this year, with a further nine lane km programmed for completion by the end of the year. Resurfacing schemes have been completed at Lurgan Road, Church Road junction, Portadown; Upper Church Lane, Portadown; Ballyhannon Road, Portadown; Brownlow Terrace, Lurgan and Calvertstown Road, Bleary. Further schemes are planned for Lake Street, Lurgan and Taghneven Drive, Lurgan."

Divisional Roads Manager Kevin Monaghan added: “A wide range of local schemes have been successfully planned and delivered in the Craigavon Borough in the past 12 months. The ever tightening public expenditure environment in this current year is challenging. Despite this, I remain committed to developing a programme of high priority road improvement and maintenance schemes for the Borough; so that these can be delivered as resources permit.”

(GK)