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Local Ulster Unionist MLA Roy Beggs Jnr has welcomed the introduction of high friction surfacing at a bad bend on the Ballywillan road in Glenoe. This popular B class road between Larne and Carrickfergus is colloquially known a s the ‘Seven Sisters’ . Contractors working for DRD Roads Service have been applying the rumble safety surface this week. This follows correspondence and a meeting on site last Autumn arranged by the Ulster Unionist Party office and attended by Roads Service and police personnel Roy Beggs MLA said: “The Ballywillan Road or the Seven Sisters as it is commonly known, has had quite a lot of safety measures introduced over recent years: warning signs and chevrons on bend approaches, and the full resurfacing of the road itself. Despite this, there was spate of accidents last summer- 5 in as many weeks where cars left the road, and ended up in a … Continue reading →