A new crossing on High Street in Belfast City Centre is scheduled to be completed later this month.
Plans for the toucan crossing between Skipper Street and Church Lane were announced by Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon on February 16, with an initial timescale of six weeks outlined.
The scheme is set to cost £40,000.
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Announcing plans for the new crossing, Ms Mallon said: “I am committed to ensuring our infrastructure is inclusive for all our citizens and I am pleased to announce that my Department will be delivering a new Toucan Crossing on High Street, Belfast.
"The Toucan Crossing will be located close to Skipper Street and Church Lane in what is a very busy and thriving area of the city.
"It will improve road safety for all road users on a popular stretch of road which links one of the main shopping areas of Belfast with the Cathedral Quarter.
"As our daily lives begin to return to normal following the Covid-19 pandemic, I am confident that this new Toucan Crossing will be welcomed by all.”
Belfast Live asked the Department for Infrastructure when this new crossing will be complete.
A spokesperson for the Department said: “Work on the new Toucan Crossing on High Street is well underway and is expected to be complete this month.”
Toucan crossings are a new type of controlled pedestrian crossing that differs from the traditional Pelican crossings by having:
- Red / green - person & cycle crossing indication located in the push button beside the pedestrian rather than on the opposite carriageway
- On-crossing detectors that can extend the crossing period for slower moving pedestrians and vulnerable road users
- Kerb-side detection that can cancel the demand for a crossing period should the pedestrian move off the footpath to cross in a gap in traffic, thereby reducing vehicle delays due to crossing periods that are not required
- No flashing amber signal to drivers – they are held on a steady red signal until the crossing time has elapsed
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