Infrastructure Northern Ireland

Infrastructure Northern Ireland announces £800,000 active travel scheme for O’Neill Road, Newtownabbey

Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd has announced that work is now underway on a £800,000 pedestrian and cycling improvement scheme on the O’Neill Road, Newtownabbey. The scheme will involve construction of 240m of shared footway on the four legs of the O’Neill Road roundabout and installation of four toucan crossings to improve pedestrian priority and safety […]

Public transport use in Northern Ireland rises by over 20% in 2022/23 compared to previous year but still below pre-pandemic levels

In 2022-23, there were 73.5 million journeys on public transport in Northern Ireland; this was an increase of 14.2 million or 23.9% since 2021-22, but a decrease of 11.9% from 2019-20 (83.4 million). This is according to the latest statistics published by Infrastructure Northern Ireland. The report presents statistics on public transport operated by Translink […]

£550,000 road improvement scheme for A22 Belfast / Comber Road

A £550,000 carriageway resurfacing scheme on A22 Belfast / Comber Road, Comber will commence on Monday 27 March 2023. The resurfacing scheme will involve the asphalt resurfacing of a 1.1 kilometre stretch of the Belfast / Comber Road between the Coach Road junction and the Millmount Road junction. This work will greatly improve the strength […]

Northern Ireland Ministers agree greater collaboration for active travel and greenways delivery

Northern Ireland Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd met with Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey and Finance Minister Conor Murphy today to discuss how departments can collaborate more on active travel opportunities and greenway development. The Ministers agreed to set up a cross-departmental working group where officials can work together to identify and maximise opportunities for active travel […]