A MAJOR maintenance scheme on the M3 Lagan Bridge is to commence this weekend.
This work will be the third phase of bridge bearing replacements following previous phases in 2024 and 2025. To date 18 bearings have been replaced with a further six now planned, affecting the On and Off Slip Roads on the M3 Bridge.
This latest work is planned over three weekends during August with the first weekend of work starting today (Friday) until Monday, August 17.
During the three weekends various access restrictions will be in place to the M3 On and Off Slip Roads.
The first weekend road closure will impact the westbound carriageway from 9pm on Friday night until 6am on Monday when the M3 Middlepath Street On-Slip Road (Westbound) will be closed.
Anyone wishing to access the M3 from the city centre will be diverted via A2 Middlepath Street, A2 Bridge End, A2 Ann Street, A2 Victoria Street, A2 Dunbar Link, A2 Great Patrick Street, A2 York Street.
In addition lanes one and two will be closed west bound with no access or egress permitted to M3 Nelson Street Off-Slip Road (west bound) towards A12 Westlink. This will mean that anyone travelling on to the M3 directly from the Sydenham bypass towards the Westlink or north or west Belfast, will be unable to exit until the M2 Junction 1 Fortwilliam Roundabout Off-Slip Road where they will be redirected onto M2 Motorway southbound towards Nelson Street for their onward journey.
The roadworks will continued over the following two weekends.
All work is subject to favourable weather conditions.
