£180,000 funding has been announced for the regeneration of Armagh City Centre.

The Friary Road/Newry Road Junction Environmental Improvement Scheme will receive funding from Department for Social Development (DSD) of £150,000 which will be used for high quality paving material, landscaping, new stone boundary walls around the car park, improved street lighting and access to the car park from the city centre.

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The Armagh Lighting Strategy Implementation Scheme which will receive £30,000 from the Department will establish a welcoming environment for those who come to visit by enhancing the lighting infrastructure and improving the fabric of Armagh City as well as introducing character and distinctiveness to Market Street, Shambles Yard, The Mall, College Street and the Scotch Street/Dobbin Street Gateway.

(CD/IT)