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The repairs will be happening at the Prince Regent Road junction with the A23 Castlereagh Road close to the A55 Belfast outer ring road.

Repairs will also be happening at the A24 Saintfield Road junction with the A55 Upper Knockbreda Road near Forestside Shopping Centre.

To try to keep disruption to a minimum, all repair work will happen on Sundays. The expected completion date for the repair works is April 14, 2024.

Motorists are being warned of disruption on Castlereagh Road and Saintfield Road close to Forestside as work begins to repair burst watermains. Pic credit: Google

Access will be maintained for local residents; however, this might be required via diversion routes.

Lane closures will be in place on the following dates:

Tuesday March 19 at A24 Saintfield Road junction with A55 Upper Knockbreda Road near Forestside Shopping Centre, Belfast. Two lane closure to allow exploratory works.

Sunday March 24 at Prince Regent Road adjacent to the A23 Castlereagh Road, Belfast near the A55 Upper Knockbreda Road. Lane closure in Prince Regent Road to allow exploratory works.

Sunday April 7 at A24 Saintfield Road junction with A55 Upper Knockbreda Road near Forestside Shopping Centre, Belfast. Two lane closure to allow a Trunk Main repair.

Sunday April 14 at Prince Regent Road adjacent to the A23 Castlereagh Road, Belfast near the A55 Upper Knockbreda Road. Lane closure in Prince Regent Road to allow Trunk Main repair.

NI Water Area Manager Natalie Healey said: “These are major carriageways so lane closures are therefore necessary to allow NI Water to complete the emergency repairs safely.

"The depth of the pipe and the ground conditions mean these are challenging repairs and we also need to take into consideration other utilities in the area.

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"As these are busy junctions on two of the busiest roads in Belfast, this also involves a complicated Traffic Management Plan to keep traffic moving while also allowing our work to proceed.

“NI Water fully appreciates the frustration and inconvenience this will cause and apologise for the inconvenience.

“We realise that traffic and local residents will be affected but the NI Water team is working as fast as possible to complete this repair work by April 14, 2024 and we will do everything we can to keep disruption to a minimum.”

Motorists warned of disruption as NI Water begins work to repair burst watermains