Regional Development Minister Danny Kennedy today presented Environmental Awards to the teams leading the development of three major road improvement projects in Northern Ireland.

The Civil Engineering Environmental Quality, (CEEQUAL) Awards recognise environmental excellence in civil engineering.

Awards were presented to the A2 Shore Road Greenisland Team, from Roads Service Eastern Division and their technical advisors URS, and to Roads Service Northern Division and their technical advisors Arup, for the A8 Belfast to Larne Road and A26 Glarryford to Drones Road schemes.

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The Minister said: "The Civil Engineering Environmental Quality (CEEQUAL) Awards confirm the environmental and sustainable credentials of Roads Service. The CEEQUAL process provides a very rigorous and evidential assessment of work against an established set of criteria which is widely used in the Civil Engineering Industry across the United Kingdom and wider afield.

"This is a measure of the high standards Roads Service has achieved in environmental and social performance in project specification and design. These achievements will be followed by a contractual obligation for Roads Service contractors and their supply chain to maintain these high standards."

(CD)