DFI Outlines £637m Road Plans And Safety Upgrades Across Causeway Coast And Glens

The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) has presented its 2025/26 Annual Roads Report for the Causeway Coast and Glens area, detailing maintenance, safety and improvement schemes planned for the year ahead.

According to the report, the Department’s final 2025/26 Resource Budget is £637.1 million, an increase of £77.6 million from the 2024/25 opening budget. The final Capital Budget stands at £917 million, up £63.4 million on the previous year.

The report outlines the Department’s priorities for maintaining public safety, protecting the transport network and addressing regional imbalance. Work will continue on the development of a Transport Strategy to 2035, with local transport plans being prepared in parallel with council development plans.

In the Causeway Coast and Glens area, key resurfacing schemes planned for 2025/26 include sections of the A6 Glenshane Road at Dungiven, A29 Dunhill Road in Coleraine, and A26 Frosses Road near Ballymoney.
Other works include improvements on A2 Seacoast Road in Limavady, Bushmills Road and Dunluce Road in Portrush, and the Diamond Roundabout in Portstewart.

Over 70 kilometres of surface dressing are scheduled across the borough, alongside footway resurfacing in Coleraine, Kilrea, Ballymoney and Cushendall.

The report confirms new 20mph part-time speed limits at schools including St Columba’s Primary, Ringsend; Dunseverick Primary; Glenaan Primary; and Faughanvale Primary, as part of the Road Safety Strategy to 2030.

A major street lighting programme is planned, with upgrades in Coleraine, Ballymoney, Cloughmills, Dervock, and Garvagh, and the installation of around 1,000 LED retrofits across the council area.

During the 2024/25 winter season, 1,011 kilometres of roads were salted in the borough, using 8,986 tonnes of salt. The division’s depots are located at Aghanloo (Limavady), Northbrook (Coleraine) and Ballymoney.

The report also records 4,458 street works notifications from utility companies in the area, with 1,338 inspections carried out — 4.5% of which were found unsatisfactory.

Divisional Roads Manager Alan Keys said the Department would continue to prioritise essential services, maintenance, and road safety, and to work with councils on active travel and transport planning initiatives.