Further funding of £430,000 to complete upgrade works in the Clarendon Street conservation area in Derry has been announced by Social Development Minister Nelson McCausland.
The work to upgrade the footpaths and lighting in Asylum Road, Bayview Terrace, Princes’ Street and Princes’ Terrace is part of an ongoing programme of improvements in the area
The work, expected to be finished by March next year, will be carried out for DSD by the Department for Regional Development’s Roads Service.
The project will see the reinstatement of the original cast iron lighting columns and the replacement of the unsightly security barriers on Asylum Road with less intrusive bollards.
Minister McCausland said the additional funding would contribute further to the upgrade of the “public realm” in the Clarendon Street conservation area.
He added: “In particular, I am delighted that the original cast iron lighting columns have been successfully refurbished which will allow them to remain on Asylum Road.
“My Department recognises the importance of preserving historic features and the refurbishment work undertaken has ensured that the columns, which are over 100 years old, will continue to be fit for purpose for many years to come.”
The Northern Ireland Executive, through the Department for Social Development, will have invested a total of £876,000 in the Clarendon Street Conservation Area on completion of these works.
DRD Minister Danny Kennedy said he was pleased his Department continued to assist the Department for Social Development with “this important work.”
He added: This is a very good example of government departments working in partnership for the benefit of everyone in the city of Londonderry.”
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