NI traffic alerts: Belfast delays after motorway crash and lorry overturns

There are knock-on delays stretching back to the Westlink after a collision on the outer lane of the M1 heading countrybound close to the Stockmans Lane off-slip.

There are delays in Dungannon on Thursday morning after a crash.
The collision happened at the junctio between the Moy Road and the Gortmerron Link Road.
Police are currently in attendance, although the incident is passable with care.

Update: Delays, which had stretched back to the M1 roundabout, cleared later in the morning

Road users are advised of a number of road closures in place this afternoon in Londonderry due to a gas leak in the Collon Lane area.

Racecourse Road is closed at its junctions with the Buncrana Road and Carnhill.

Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service teams are at the scene.

People are asked to avoid the area.

Police are advising motorists to expect delays this afternoon as the Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service deals with a report of a fire in the Thames Street area of West Belfast. 
Drivers are asked to please seek alternative routes for their journey.

There has been a road traffic collision in Lane 1 of the M1 country-bound just before the Stockmans Lane off-slip. 
Drivers are advised to slow down and approach with caution until the road is cleared.

There is traffic disruption on the Ballysallagh Road, Bangor at its junction with the Crawfordsburn Road due to a road traffic collision. Local diversions are in place. However, the PSNI has advised to seek an alternative route for your journey if possible.

UPDATE: The Ballysallagh Road, Bangor has re-opened following an earlier road traffic collision.

The Bloomfield Road in Bangor, which was closed to traffic in both directions due to a road traffic collision, has since reopened.
Diversions had been in place this afternoon at Gransha Road, Sunningdale Road and Bloomfield Road South. 

Update: The lanes referenced below have now reopened and traffic returned to normal.

There is an emergency double lane closure on Garmoyle Street on Monday morning due to a collapsed manhole.
There are resulting delays for citybound traffic along Whitla Street and Duncrue Street. 

Emergency services are at the scene of the multi-vehicle incident on the M5.
Tailbacks are forming in the area.

The M5 in north Belfast is closed between Greencastle and Rushpark following a six-vehicle road traffic collision.
The M2 north-bound remains open.
Emergency services are attending the incident and road users are advised to seek an alternative route.

In east Belfast, the A2 Sydenham Bypass is closed for road works from Tillysburn Junction to Dee Street and is down to one lane from Victoria Park to past Belfast City Airport.
Delays are expected and road users are asked to plan their journey and leave extra time.
The closure is in place over the weekend until 6am on Monday as part of the planned schedule.

Earlier road traffic on the M2 Nelson Street off slip has been cleared and the road reopened. Traffic is quickly returning to normal. 

A PSNI spokesperson said: “Road users are advised the Nelson Street off-slip of the M2 Belfast is currently closed following a two vehicle collision this afternoon. Please seek alternate routes for your journey.”

Earlier road traffic collision on the M3 Lagan Bridge has now been cleared and all lanes reopened.

The Montgomery Road in east Belfast has been closed as the air ambulance attends an incident. Motorists have been asked to avoid the area.

Motorists have been advised that the M3 – which connects the M2 with the Sydenham Bypass – has been closed M2-bound after a crash.

The earlier crash has now been cleared and traffic returned to normal

Police are at the scene of a two vehicle road traffic collision at the Fortwilliam Roundabout in north Belfast. The off-slip has been closed to country-bound traffic and drivers are asked to use alternative routes.