Works on a traffic calming scheme in County Armagh have now been completed, Northern Ireland Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has announced.

Road humps and cushions were installed on Park View, Cloughoge outside Newry, between the Forkhill Road junction and the 30mph gateway signs for the village.

The scheme will assist in reducing vehicle speeds throughout the village and improve road safety for all road users, particularly vulnerable road users such as pedestrians and cyclists.

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In recent years, residents and local representatives raised concerns about vehicle speeds and expressed a desire for traffic calming measures, in the form of road humps, to help tackle the problem.  

Discussing the calming measures, Minister Kimmins said: "My Department is committed to playing its part in achieving the targets set by The Northern Ireland Road Safety Strategy through the implementation of road safety engineering measures. 

"It is in this context a high priority is given to the introduction of traffic calming schemes in residential areas. Schemes like this help ensure that vehicles are driven at speeds that are appropriate for built up areas."