Ards and North Down Councillor Joe Boyle (SDLP) has welcomed the commencement of the drainage and resurfacing third and final section of the A2 Portaferry to Cloughey.
He said: ‘ This is something that I have been working closely with Transport NI over a period of time and now that the completion of the resurfacing Portaferry to Cloughey is taking place, involving some 2000m, during the next six weeks involving drainage and resurfacing, it will be of great benefit to all road users.”
Councillor Boyle added: ‘ Once again as someone who is keen to enhance the tourism product and reasons as to why tourists and visitors should visit the Ards Peninsula, it is critically important that the infrastructure in our area is of the desired and required standard similar to what is already in place elsewhere on offer whilst visiting throughout the length and breadth of the island of Ireland and we therefore have to be serious with our approach as challengers for this market.
“Portaferry is rapidly establishing itself again as the magnet for bringing tourists to the Ards Peninsula, with such attractions as the Portaferry Hotel, Exploris, the new ‘ Strangford ll ‘ Ferry along with the excellent catering establishments, pubs, entertainment, scenery, sailing activities and walks that the area has to offer. I have also spoken with management of Mount Stewart with reference to directing visitors to Portaferry and ‘ Exploris ‘ as well as throughout the Ards Peninsula – something I hope to progress upon.
” This type of investment always brings with it a good feel factor by clearing seeing improvement for everyone. I would therefore place on record my thanks to the Minister for Infrastructure Chris Hazzard MLA along with his Section Engineer Stanley Lamb and his staff for enabling this scheme to take place and in moving forward I look forward to negotiating for further investment on behalf of everyone throughout the Ards and North Down Borough Council and Strangford Constituency,” added Councillor Boyle.
