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03/05/2017

Work To Begin On £60,000 Resurfacing Project In Toomebridge

Work on a £60,000 resurfacing project in Toomebridge is to begin on Friday, 05 May.

The work will be carried out on the A6 Hillhead Road at The Elk Bar & Restaurant.

It will extend for a distance of approximately 350 metres, from Blackpark Road to the Creagh Roundabout on the Toome Bypass.

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The work is expected to be completed on Saturday, 06 May.

East bound traffic will be diverted via Blackpark Road, Creagh Road, Hillhead Road and back onto the A6 Toome Bypass at the Hillhead Road / Toome Bypass junction.

West bound traffic will be diverted off the A6 Toome Bypass at its junction with Hillhead Road and via Hillhead Road, Creagh Road, Aughrim Road, Magherafelt Bypass and back out onto the A6 at Castledawson Roundabout.

Advanced warning signage for the closure will be provided and diversion routes will be put in place.

(CD/LM)

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