Construction has got underway on a new Toucan Crossing on High Street, Belfast.

This £40,000 scheme will see the new crossing built to improve road safety, offering on-crossing detectors that can extend the crossing period for slower moving pedestrians and vulnerable road users.

Other elements of the toucan crossing include kerb-side detection that can cancel the demand for a crossing period should the pedestrian move off the footpath to cross in a gap in traffic, thereby reducing vehicle delays due to crossing periods that are not required.

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Announcing the beginning of work, Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon said: "I am committed to ensuring our infrastructure is inclusive for all our citizens and I am pleased to announce that my Department will be delivering a new Toucan Crossing on High Street, Belfast. The Toucan Crossing will be located close to Skipper Street and Church Lane in what is a very busy and thriving area of the city. It will improve road safety for all road users on a popular stretch of road which links one of the main shopping areas of Belfast with the Cathedral Quarter. As our daily lives begin to return to normal following the Covid-19 pandemic, I am confident that this new Toucan Crossing will be welcomed by all."