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Belfast On The Move

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TRANSPORT MASTERPLAN FOR BELFAST CITY CENTRE

LATEST NEWS  (Updated 10 January 2012)

Consultation on the associated Traffic Regulation Orders is currently underway.

The proposed changes to the traffic management arrangements for the City require a number of amendments to existing legislation and the Notice of Intention to change the legislation will be published on Wednesday 11th January 2012 in the Belfast Telegraph, the Irish News and the Newsletter. This will allow the public the opportunity to register any support or objection to the proposals.

Three following three Orders will be advertised on 11 January 2012

  • The Parking Places on Roads (Belfast City Centre) Order (NI) 2012,
  • The Parking Places on Roads (Coaches) Order (NI) 2012; and
  • The Control of Traffic (Belfast City Centre) Order (NI) 2012.

Notices will be placed in the following 24 streets which are affected by the proposals to allow others the opportunity to take part in the consultation process.

  • Adelaide Street
  • Alfred Street
  • Ann Street
  • Athol Street
  • Bedford Street
  • Bruce Street
  • Castle Place
  • Chichester Street
  • College Place North
  • College Square East
  • College Square North
  • College Street
  • Donegal Square West
  • Donegall Quay
  • Durham Street
  • Fisherwick Place
  • Great Victoria Street
  • Grosvenor Road
  • High Street
  • Linenhall Street
  • May Street
  • Montgomery Street
  • Upper Arthur Street; and
  • Wellington Place

Full details contained in the draft Order which together with a map showing the roads involved may be inspected, free of charge, during office hours within the statutory period at Roads Service Headquarters, Room 201, Clarence Court, 10-18 Adelaide Street, Belfast, BT2 8GB and Eastern Division, Hydebank, 4 Hospital Road, Belfast, Belfast BT8 8JL.

The statutory process allows a 22 day period from the date of publication during which any representations you might have may be lodged.

A representative from Eastern Division will be available for consultation at Clarence Court on Tuesday 17 and Wednesday 18 January 2012 from 10am to 4pm

Delivery of the works is scheduled for 2011 to 2013, subject to the successful completion of the statutory processes.

(Updated 9 January 2012)

Junction improvements to start in Belfast city centre

Grosvenor Road/Durham Street and Hope Street/Great Victoria Street

The Department for Regional Development announced the commencement of junction improvements in Belfast city centre. This is part of the Belfast OnThe Move Transport Masterplan which will give higher priority to public transport, pedestrians and cyclists.

Work is due to start in early January 2012 at the junction of Grosvenor Road / Durham Street to the west of the city centre and will last approximately 4 months. These improvements will assist bus movements and access to the Glengall Street bus station by providing left turn facilities on the south side of the junction.

Improvements to the junction of Hope Street / Bruce Street at it’s junction with Great Victoria Street are also due to commence in January, to allow traffic to turn left from Great Victoria Street onto Hope Street. Following completion of this work and the planned installation of new traffic signals at the junction of Hope Street / Sandy Row / Linfield Road in Spring 2012, Hope Street will be made 2 way. This work,will allow traffic travelling towards Grosvenor Road and Millfield to use Hope Street and Durham Street as an alternative to Great Victoria Street. Appropriate signing will be provided to advise motorist of the changes.

Work to these three junctions will require lane restrictions and localised road closures at off peak times. This will cause some traffic delays and motorists should allow extra time for their journey if travelling through the area until the end of April when the works are expected to be completed. Diversionary routes will be clearly signed and electronic signing will be erected at a number of key access points to advise of the works and possible delays.

Roads Service is also taking the opportunity to carry out important strengthening work to the footways over the Boyne Bridge during this time to keep traffic disruption to a minimum.  

(Updated 4 January 2012)

Stopping Up College Avenue, Belfast

The Department for Regional Development gives notice of its intention to make an Order under Article 68 of the Roads (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 the effect of which would be to stop-up College Avenue, Belfast at a point 85 metres south of its junction with Divis Street for a distance of 30 metres in a southerly direction.

The road proposed to be stopped-up is delineated on a map, which together with a copy of a draft Order, may be inspected by any person free of charge during office hours during the period from 4th January 2012 to 13th February 2012 at Roads Service Headquarters, Clarence Court, 10-18 Adelaide Street, Belfast, and Roads Service Eastern Division, Hydebank, 4 Hospital Road, Belfast BT8 8JL.

Any person may, within the period above, object to the proposal in writing to Roads Service Eastern Division, at the address above stating the grounds of objection. Information you provide, including personal information, could be published or disclosed under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). For further details on confidentiality and FOIA please refer to www.ico.gov.uk