Belfast city centre and Ormeau Road summer roadworks' plan published

Motorists are being warned of disruption due to roadworks across inner South Belfast and the City Centre over most of the summer period.

Phoenix Energy says they plan to carry out reinforcement work on its network in the city, starting on May 7, when Alfred Street off Ormeau Avenue will be closed until May 16.

The works will take place at a number of different locations over the coming months and will see lane closures on some carriageways and the full closure of others. The works will be carried out on a street by street basis and will see some roads closed for multiple days at a time.

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Phoenix Gas is asking road users to keep up to date with the planning roadworks in order to avoid disruption to travel.

Below is a full schedule of the road closures from May 7 - to August 25.

Phase 1

1.1) Alfred Street - Road Closure, 7th - 16th May

1.2) Hamilton Street - Road Closure 17th - 26th May

Phase 2

2.1) Dromara Street 27 ^th May – 2 ^nd June

2.2) Balfour Avenue to Hatfield Street, Road Closure, 3 ^rd – 9 ^th June

2.3) Balfour Ave (Hatfield to Cooke), Road Closure, 10th - 16th June

2.4) Cooke Street, Road Closure, 17th - 27th June

2.5) Ormeau Crossing, Lane Closure, 21st - 23rd June

Phase 3

3,1) Donegall Quay to Oxford Street, Lane Closure, 28th June - 14th July

3.2) Queens Bridge, Lane Closure, 28th - 20th July

3.3) Lanyon PLace Crossroads, Lane Closure, 20th - 21st July

3.3) East Bridge Street, Lane Closure, 15th - 28th July

3.4) East Bridge Street Crossing, Lane Closure, 15th - 16th July

3.5) Cromac Street Crossing, Lane Closure, 25th - 28th July

Phase 4

4.1) Ormeau Rd (Cooke Street to Ormeau Avenue), Lane Closure, 29th July - 18th August

4.2) Ormeau Bridge, Lane Closure, 1st August - 4th August

4.3) Gasworks Crossroads, Lane Closure and Road Closure, 10th - 11th August

4.4) Ormeau Ave, One Way Closure, 19th - 25th August

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