President Barack Obama’s planned visit to Belfast on Monday 17 June is expected to cause traffic disruption. People planning to travel into Belfast city centre are being advised to leave additional time for their journey and use public transport.
Trade and traffic information ahead of Monday 17th June 2013:
Delays possible along various routes due to increased security presence.
Loughshore Road, Enniskillen: Closed 1-26 June from the Belleek side of Magheradunbar Junction to the lay-by at Carrickreagh. Diversions will be in place at Belleek and the Enniskillen side of the Derrygonnelly Junction.
Belfast International/George Best Belfast City Airport: Vehicle checkpoints in operation, extra time required for journeys.
M2 city-bound: Closed 8:15am-9am from Templepatrick, affecting traffic joining at Templepatrick, Sandyknowes, Fortwilliam and M5.
Oxford Street, Belfast: Closed to all traffic from 8:30-10:30am.
Sydenham Bypass city-bound: Affected by delays from 8:30am-9:30am.
Lower Lough Erne: Closed from Lock Gates at Portora to an area north of G8 venue adjacent to Ross Point. No form of boat or vessel movement permitted within closure zone. Shoreline activity, like land-based fishing, is permitted. Stand-off markers in place.
· Traffic disruption is expected in the city until mid-morning on Monday 17th June 2013 – unless you are accessing the city very early
· Access to the city will be as normal from mid-morning onwards
· Drivers are advised to check PSNI social media sites for on-going updates.
Danny Kennedy (Regional Development Minister) stated; “Our advice is that people should only travel into Belfast on Monday morning if they have to. For those that do, my strong advice is to plan to be in work or school before 8am or travel later and, if at all possible, use public transport”.
Translink has arranged extra capacity on buses and trains to cope with any additional demand and the availability of bus lanes means that such services are likely to face less delays than general traffic.
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