Northern Ireland Roads Minister Conor Murphy has welcomed progress on a project to widen and realign a junction at the Carn Road in Craigavon.

The Minister also provided an update on his department's £4.3m investment package already underway in the Craigavon area.

Mr Murphy said: "Roads Service is nearing completion on works to improve safety on 1.1km stretch of the Carn Road at Carn Industrial Estate, Craigavon.

"The work involves widening, junction realignment and improved lighting on a number of junctions. It is envisaged that this work will be completed by the end of this year."

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The Minister outlined a number of other schemes undertaken in the area.

"Other schemes which have already been completed include carriageway widening on the Derryvore Lane and the Killaghy Road as well as traffic calming schemes on the Brownlow Road, Craigavon and Bachelors Walk, Portadown," he said.

Mr Murphy said these projects were in addition to the ongoing programme of smaller local transport and safety measures, as well as resurfacing and other routine maintenance works.

Road Service's Acting Divisional Roads Manager, Bertie Ellison, welcomed the continued investment in local transport and safety measures in the Craigavon area.

"Roads Service will continue to concentrate on scheme delivery in the Craigavon area.

"We will minimise the disruption that will arise from our works and we will give motorists advance warning of roadworks through signage and information prior to works," he added.

(PR/JM)