A £383,000 carriageway resurfacing scheme in County Antrim commenced yesterday.

Works are currently underway on the A6 Kilmakee Roundabout in Templepatrick which serve to greatly improve the strength and surface quality of this section of the road network to the benefit of residents, businesses and those travelling in the Antrim area.

The work is expected to be substantially completed by Wednesday, February 18.

Discussing the scheme, Department for Infrastructure Minister John O'Dowd said: "This is a substantial investment for the Antrim area which will deliver significant benefits for residents and road users.

"The investment demonstrates my commitment to investing in and improving our road network, which is vital for connecting our businesses and communities.

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"I would like to thank residents, local businesses and commuters for their patience while this essential infrastructure work is carried out."

To assist in the delivery of the scheme, numerous road and weekday lane closures have/will be set in place, including:

• Road closure of A6 Antrim Road from Ballycraigy Road, Antrim to A57 Ballyrobbin Road, Templepatrick, operational daily from 9.30am to 4.30pm until Friday, January 24. An alternative route will be signed with traffic being diverted.

• Lane closures on the roundabout and immediate approaches to facilitate kerbing works will be operational until Friday, February 7.

• Road closure of the roundabout and immediate approaches to facilitate surfacing prep work will be operational on Saturday, February 8 to Sunday, February 9 with diversions in place.

• Road closure from Ballycraigy Road, Antrim to A57 Ballyrobbin Road, Templepatrick, operational on Monday, February 10.

• Lane closures on the roundabout and immediate approaches to facilitate surfacing prep works will be operational from Monday, February 10 to Friday, February 14.

• Road closure of the roundabout and immediate approaches to facilitate final surfacing work on the roundabout and A57 will be operational on Saturday, February 15 to Sunday, February 16.

• Road closure of the A6 Antrim Road, as above, to allow final surfacing of the A6 roundabout approach will be operational on February 17.

• Lane closures on the roundabout for final works, road markings etc., will be in place February 17 to February 18.