2009
D1201 : New dual carriageway, Ballymena (9)
taken 14 years ago, near to Ballymena, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland
New dual carriageway, Ballymena (9)
M2 Ballymena bypass, Larne Road roundabout
When the M2 Ballymena bypass opened in 1969 the intention was to connect it to the Belfast-Antrim section. In the event the plan was abandoned and a dual carriageway was (eventually) built instead over most of the route. That still left a gap at the southern end which remained for some 40 years. Work started in June 2009 on the missing link and was completed in August 2010.