Belfast's Westlink To Close For Essential Maintenance

A series of closures have been announced on Belfast's Westlink over the next month.

The Department for Infrastructure is leading a programme of major resurfacing works on the key route, starting on Friday 19 May and running until Monday 19 June.

This project will involve essential structural maintenance work along the westbound lanes, between Divis and Broadway Underpass. It will be completed over four weekends of 19-22 May, 26-29 May, 02-05 June and 17-19 June.


A series of lane closures and overnight road closures have been scheduled along the Westlink on each of these weekends.

On the weekends of 19-22 May, 26-29 May and 2-5 June the westbound carriageway will be closed between Divis and Grosvenor Road as follows:

• Friday from 11pm until 8am on Saturday

• Saturday from 9pm until 10am on Sunday

• Sunday from 9pm until 6am on Monday.

On the weekend of 17- 19 June the westbound carriageway will be closed between Divis and Grosvenor Road as follows:

• Saturday from 9pm until 10am on Sunday

• Sunday from 9pm until 6am on Monday.

One lane of the westbound carriageway will operate at other times during Saturday and Sunday. The eastbound carriageway towards Belfast will be unaffected.

During periods of closure a diversionary route will be signed via Divis Street, College Avenue, Great Victoria Street, Bruce Street, Dublin Road, Donegall Road, Broadway Roundabout, M1 motorway.