A £120,000 safety scheme to replace and upgrade the parapets of
the A1 Hillsborough Road Bridge is planned to commence on
Wednesday 19 June 2024.
These essential safety works involve replacing and upgrading both
parapets on the Hillsborough Road Bridge, which carries the A1
over Culcavy Road. Work includes replacing the parapet on
the north-bound carriageway which was damaged during a road
traffic collision and will ensure that the bridge parapets
continue to provide appropriate protection for the high
number of road users that use this key strategic route every day.
Due to the nature of the work it will be necessary to implement a
series of road, lane and hard shoulder closures which have been
scheduled in two phases.
The first phase of work will be from 19 June 2024 until 5 July
2024, on the north-bound carriageway. The second phase will
be from 22 July 2024 until 12 August 2024 on the south-bound
carriageway.
Phase 1 of the works will commence with a full overnight closure
of the north-bound carriageway of the A1, between Pantridge Link
Junction and Hillsborough Roundabout, from 11pm on
Wednesday 19 June until 6am on Thursday 20 June 2024. This
is to allow a temporary barrier to be installed. During
this closure a signed diversion route will be in operation.
Following this, lane 1 of the north-bound carriageway of the A1
will be closed in the vicinity of the works each night during the
hours of 9pm and 6am from Thursday 20 June until Wednesday 3 July
2024 to allow the damaged parapet to be removed and a new parapet
installed safely.
A full north-bound closure of the A1 carriageway, between
Pantridge Link Junction and Hillsborough Roundabout, will then
operate from 11pm on Thursday 4 July until 6am on Friday 5 July
2024 to allow the temporary barrier to be removed.
Phase 2 of the works will commence with a full overnight closure
of the south-bound A1 carriageway, between Hillsborough
Roundabout and Pantridge Link Junction, from 11 pm on Monday 22
July 2024 until 6am on Tuesday 23 July 2024 to allow a temporary
barrier to be installed.
An overnight closure to lane 1 of the A1 south-bound carriageway
will then be in place in the vicinity of the works between the
hours of 9pm and 6am (Monday to Friday only) for the next three
weeks to allow the existing parapet to be removed and a new
parapet installed safely.
Finally, the south-bound carriageway of the A1 will be closed
from 11pm on Sunday 11 August until 6am on Monday 12 August 2024
to allow the temporary barrier to be removed.
During these bridge works the hard shoulder on either the
north-bound or south-bound carriageways will be closed in the
vicinity of the works, a temporary 50mph speed limit will be in
operation and a recovery vehicle will be available on the A1.
It will also be necessary to close a lane of Culcavy Road under
the bridge on a number of occasions.
The Department has carefully planned these road works to take
place overnight and associated traffic management arrangements to
minimise the inconvenience to the public. Road users are advised
to adhere to the arrangements which are in place for worker and
driver safety, allow extra time for their journey and to follow
the alternative route which will be clearly signed on the
approaches to each full closure.
Completion of the work by 12 August is dependent on favourable
weather conditions. No works will take place during the July
holiday period.
