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06/01/2025

£525k Carriageway Resurfacing Scheme Commences In Strangford

A £525,000 carriageway resurfacing scheme commenced today on the A2 Shore Road in Strangford, County Down.

Drainage improvements will also be carried out as part of the planned upgrade for the area.

The resurfacing scheme involves the asphalt resurfacing of a 1.3 kilometre stretch of the Shore Road between Strangford village and Kilclief.

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The scheme will start from the end of a 2023 resurfacing scheme, 1 kilometre south of Strangford village and extend for 1.3 kilometre in the Kilclief/Ardglass direction.

A road closure will be in place, Monday to Friday between 8am to 5pm, until March 14 to facilitate the delivery of the scheme.

The A2 Shore Road will remain open on evenings and weekends.

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