A series of road works are to be carried out on the province's motorway network, and across the greater Belfast area, this summer, the Transport Minister has said.

The Minister said: "The timing of this work, to coincide with the reduced traffic volumes using the network during the summer, will help reduce the disruption to the road users.

"These works had been deferred to allow the completion of the main works on the M1 and the Westlink. To have carried these out at the same time, would have led to unacceptable disruption to the travelling public."

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Works on the M1 to replace the central median barrier between Saintfield Road and Black’s Road, are due to start on 15 June.

The traffic restrictions will include a 50mph speed limit, with traffic restricted to using the hard shoulder and lane one. The works are programmed for completion by September 2009.

Improvements at York Street will require the closure of a lane on the M2 bound carriageway of the Westlink and the closure of the Clifton Street on slip onto the Westlink, which will run from 13 June to the beginning of September 2009.

(PR/JM)