Enniskillen motorists’ anger at town traffic build-up


TRAFFIC ‘torture’ has gone to a whole new level in Enniskillen as the ongoing development on the Tempo Road has caused major delays for early morning motorists. Over the next three months, a one-way section of the Tempo Road will be closed as a much-anticipated gas conversion project takes place in that area of the town. […]

More traffic torture in Enniskillen


ENNISKILLEN motorists will be left gridlocked again after confirmation that a section of the Tempo Road will close one-way for over three months as part of a major gas conversion project in the town. One of the North’s leading gas network operators, Evolve, will begin laying mains into Enniskillen on Monday and start work on much-anticipated gas conversions in the […]

Anger over nightmare roadworks on the N16


FERMANAGH motorists have been left angry and frustrated in the past few weeks due to the recent road works on the N16 from Manorhamilton to Sligo. The works have seen more than half an hour added to motorists’ journeys travelling from Enniskillen and Belcoo. Diversions were said to be poorly thought out which led to huge traffic congestion and confusion, […]

Frustration with ongoing Enniskillen roadworks


FRUSTRATION has grown towards the roadworks being carried out in Enniskillen. Last month, the Northern Ireland Electricity Networks began cable-laying work on Dublin Road, Cherrymount Link and Tempo Road in Enniskillen. The works, in collaboration with the Department for Infrastructure (DfI), will move the overhead lines underground which will aid the construction of the new bridge associated with […]

Motorists set for summer of delays on border road


ROADWORKS: FERMANAGH motorists are set for a long summer of disruption, with road works planned for the main road to Dublin for the next three months. On Monday, Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon announced £520,000 for the final phase of the £1.2 million project on the A509 Derrylin Road at Derryhowlaght. To read more on this […]

‘Our mistake’: roads agency owns up to lane confusion


THERE was much confusion in Enniskillen recently when motorists found the layout of one of the busiest junctions in the town appeared ‘off’.  Over the past two weeks there have been numerous close calls at the junction at the top of Queen Street. This is because, following recent road works, the lane markings on the […]

Work on ‘Third World’ road to Dublin could take 2 years


Anyone living in the south west of the county, and anyone who regularly travels to Cavan or Dublin, will be acutely aware of the issues on this busy stretch of road.  In the past the road has been described as “a third world carriageway”, where decades-overdue widening and resurfacing works have been taking place on […]

Lisnaskea traders query decision on two-day shutdown


BUSINESS owners in the Lisnaskea area have called for future roadwork’s and closures to be done “outside of trading hours” following the impact that traffic disruption had on local businesses when the main street was closed off for two days last week.  ‘KolorNKutz’ hairdressers located on the Bank Brae, told the Herald, “I think it’s […]