To ask the Minister for Regional Development, following his visit to the Shore Road Project on 25 February 2015, for his assessment of the progress made and the expected completion date.

I visited the A2 Shore Road, Greenisland scheme on 25 February 2015 to view progress on this major scheme and mark the milestone of 500,000 working hours on the project.

Between Jordanstown Road and Station Road, one carriageway has been constructed and is open to contra-flow traffic, while the other carriageway is being constructed. Accommodation works for adjacent properties, retaining walls, utility diversions, culvert construction and construction of the carriageway are ongoing. On the off-line section of the scheme, between Station Road and Seapark, the road pavement and construction of Whinfield Lane bridge is substantially complete.

I congratulate everyone who is helping to successfully deliver this project and would like to thank local residents and property owners, business owners, drivers and other road users for their patience and co-operation while work is progressing.

The scheme is due for completion this summer and will significantly ease the long-standing traffic congestion on this busy route, which carries some 35,000 vehicles each day.