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The Shore Road, Greenisland (4)
The Shore Road, between Shorelands and the Station Road, looking towards Belfast. There are many private entrances along this stretch. My understanding is that all the houses on the right will be cleared to make way for the new road.
Image: © Albert Bridge
Taken: 2 May 2012
0.01 miles
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The Shore Road, Greenisland (2)
The Shore Road, looking towards Carrickfergus, from beyond Shorelands. The “for sale” signs seem a bit out of place given that vesting is part of the land acquisition process. For comparison, after the dualling, see
Image
Image: © Albert Bridge
Taken: 28 Feb 2012
0.02 miles
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Shorelands, Greenisland (5)
The Shore Road, looking towards Carrickfergus, from the reserved line (on the right in
Image) at the entrance to Shorelands. This is the proposed site of a roundabout.
Image: © Albert Bridge
Taken: 28 Feb 2012
0.05 miles
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New walls, Greenisland
Some of the houses, on the lough side of the Shore Road, have lost part of their gardens and been provided with new boundary walls to accommodate the new southbound carriageway. The new northbound carriageway is under construction on the left.
Image: © Albert Bridge
Taken: 29 Dec 2013
0.07 miles
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The Shore Road, Greenisland (1)
The Shore Road, looking towards Belfast, during a rare moment without traffic. The reserved line, at Shorelands
Image, is the green spot at middle right.
Image: © Albert Bridge
Taken: 28 Feb 2012
0.07 miles
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Temporary footpath and cycle lane, Greenisland
The Shore Road, looking towards Carrickfergus where the new northbound carriageway is under construction on the left. A temporary footpath/cycle lane has been provided for the duration of the works.
Image: © Albert Bridge
Taken: 29 Dec 2013
0.07 miles
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The Shore Road, Greenisland (April 2016)
The dualled Shore Road, looking towards Belfast, south of the Station Road roundabout. With so many changes and demolitions it’s hard to show an exact “before” view.
Image (May 2012) and
Image (February 2012) are the general area.
Image: © Albert Bridge
Taken: 18 Apr 2016
0.09 miles
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House marked for demolition
As part of the A2 upgrade, a number of houses are being demolished - as work begins this long abandoned house has been marked by workers for demolition.
Image: © Chris Johnston
Taken: 4 Mar 2013
0.10 miles
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New retaining wall, Greenisland
A new retaining wall, on the Carrickfergus side of the entrance to Shorelands, where the existing houses are well above road level.
Image: © Albert Bridge
Taken: 29 Dec 2013
0.10 miles
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Shore Road at Greenisland
Cycle track alongside the now completed A2 dual carriageway to Carrickfergus.
Image: © Robert Ashby
Taken: 28 Oct 2015
0.10 miles