Lands to be vested for Cherrymount Link

Published 19 Feb 2009 09:00 0 Comments

The Department for Regional Development is this week publishing the Notice of Intention to Proceed for the A32 Cherrymount Link Road, together with the Vesting Order required for the acquisition of the necessary lands, and the Direction Order which fixes the line of the new road.

The proposed new trunk route will provide a link from the existing Cherrymount Road / Cornagrade Road Roundabout to the north of Enniskillen and extending to the B80 Tempo Road to the east. This will put in place a direct link from the A32 Irvinestown Road to the A4 Dublin Road via the Tempo Road and Wickham Place.

The £12 million scheme incorporates a single two-lane carriageway extending over a length of two kilometres. The existing northern section, will be widened locally to make provision for a short length (0.5 kilometres) of single lane dualling, leading to 1.5 kilometres of new single carriageway construction from Carn Industrial estate across the Coa Road to connect with the B80 Tempo Road in the vicinity of Cherryvalley housing development.

The works will also involve slight alteration to the Cherrymount Roundabout and the construction of three new roundabout junctions to tie-in with the existing road network and a further roundabout making provision for access to lands zoned for future housing development. Two footbridges are proposed over the new link road to provide safe pedestrian crossing facilities; one due south of Coa Road for use by the general public and the second within the grounds of St Michael"s College for the sole use of students going to and from St Michael"s playing fields.

It is proposed that the procurement process is initiated in the near future with a view to commencing site clearance works on the ground towards the end of the next financial year (2009/2010).

The Orders, and plans relating to the scheme can be inspected at either the Townhall, Enniskillen, the Roads Service offices at Castle Barracks, Enniskillen or the County Hall, Omagh, during normal office hours up to 6th April 2009.

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This article appeared in Impartial Reporter 19 Feb 09

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