Ballyclare company Martin Contracting will carry out the first phase of upgrading the Antrim Boardwalk (pictured in a concept drawing).
The project has attracted £130,500 of funding from the Department for Communities and Department for Infrastructure for this first phase of work.
The second phase of the works will see an extension of the boardwalk which is being advanced as part of the Antrim Levelling Up Fund Scheme.
The project to upgrade the Antrim Boardwalk along the Six Mile Water Antrim will include:
- The removal and replacement of the existing timber decking bards with new anti-slip timber decking boards.
- Removal and replacement of existing street lighting along the timber boardwalk and timber path.
- Removal and replacement of existing balustrade along the timber boardwalk and paved path.
Mayor of Antrim and Newtownabbey Councillor Billy Webb said this is welcome news for the borough.
“These refurbishment works will bring more footfall to Antrim town centre and help us tackle the challenges of climate and environmental change by encouraging active travel whilst also proving a local business with the contract,” he said.