The Sydenham Bypass will be closed CITYBOUND ONLY from 10pm tonight (4th) until 6am Monday (7th) October as part of a resurfacing scheme.
Bangor-bound is also down to one lane, leading to delays on M3 and Sydenham Bypass leaving Belfast.
Dee Street junction with Sydenham Bypass is open, however lane restrictions and lots of congestion due to traffic diverting via Airport Road.
Allow extra time for travel to Belfast City Airport
If you are diverting along Newtownards Road, avoid using Dee Street to get on to Sydenham Bypass, as traffic from Airport Road has priority at the roundabout which causes added congestion to the Dee Street/Mersey Street area.
Airport Road diversion going to:
•Belfast City Airport – if Dee Street junction is busy, head down Sydenham Road to junction before SSE Arena/Titanic Quarter, turn left and left again back on the Sydenham Bypass.
•M3 Flyover – use Sydenham Road, pass the SSE Arena, and left at the Middlepath Street lights.
•Belfast City Centre – use Sydenham Road, pass SSE Arena and use the Station Street Flyover to get to Queen's Bridge.
Holywood Road/Newtownards Road diversion:
•Belfast City Airport: Follow to Middlepath Street, and turn right before the M3 on-slip.
•M3: Follow to Middlepath Street, join M3 at on-slip
•Belfast City Centre:
Use Albertbridge Road (passing Lanyon Place/St George's Market) or follow diversion Middlepath Street, continue to Bridge End, Queen's Bridge.
by spectacle-ar_failure
3 comments
Diversions look fine on paper, for anyone who missed it last weekend it was absolute carnage all weekend including for buses.
My advice would be if you are going anywhere from anywhere beyond this (Holywood + Bangor) to Belfast city centre, get the train.
Absolute carnage last weekend and 5 months of this? Even when you use the single lane no one ever seems to be working on it.
Was the Sydenham bypass actually needing resurfaced? Thought it was in good shape myself… plenty of other roads in terrible condition.