A popular car park in Portrush, Co Antrim, has been successfully refurbished ahead of schedule and under budget.
Dunluce Avenue Car Park will reopen today, 15 March, with only some minor works still to be undertaken.
The upgrades have increased the overall capacity of the park, as well as introduced a range of safety improvements and the provision of additional Disability Discrimination Act compliant spaces.
Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council carried out the project with part funding from the Department for Communities as part of its major £17 million regeneration programme to enhance Portrush in the lead up to and beyond The 148th Open, Royal Portrush.
Welcoming the work, the Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, Councillor Brenda Chivers said: "The provision of fit-for-purpose car parking is very important for the many visitors who come to Portrush every year. Dunluce Avenue Car Park is conveniently located and this upgrade will be a great asset to the town as we approach The 148th Open and the busy summer season. I would like to thank the business community in Portrush for their patience and understanding while this scheme of work was undertaken and we are grateful to our contractors for ensuring the facility is open in time for the Bank Holiday weekend."
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