Wesley Johnston
@niroads.bsky.social
Interested in the history and development of the Northern Ireland road network, as well as planned road developments. Sometimes tweet about Ukraine. Слава Україні! 🇺🇦 www.wesleyjohnston.com/roads
Northern Ireland Roads Site updated: A45 Creenagh Bridge realignment #Coalisland; M2/M3/A12 York Street Interchange #Belfast; N15/N13 #Ballybofey #Stranorlar Bypass #Donegal: www.wesleyjohnston.com/roads
Northern Ireland Roads Site - current and future new road
schemes
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November 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Northern Ireland Roads Site updated: A45 Creenagh Bridge realignment #Coalisland; M2/M3/A12 York Street Interchange #Belfast; N15/N13 #Ballybofey #Stranorlar Bypass #Donegal: www.wesleyjohnston.com/roads
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The Department for Infrastructure has announced plans that could see the Kilrea Bridge reopen to cars and light vehicles before Christmas.
Read more here: www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/news/kilrea-...
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November 7, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The Department for Infrastructure has announced plans that could see the Kilrea Bridge reopen to cars and light vehicles before Christmas.
Read more here: www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/news/kilrea-...
Read more here: www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/news/kilrea-...
Great aerial footage of the new box culvert Creenagh Bridge under construction on the A45 in Coalisland www.facebook.com/100002166420... Further info on the project here: www.wesleyjohnston.com/roads//a45cr...
10K views · 208 reactions | The construction of the new Creenagh Bridge also known as Hogg's Bridge is well under way. | Sean Mcaliskey
The construction of the new Creenagh Bridge also known as Hogg's Bridge is well under way.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Great aerial footage of the new box culvert Creenagh Bridge under construction on the A45 in Coalisland www.facebook.com/100002166420... Further info on the project here: www.wesleyjohnston.com/roads//a45cr...
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The Department for Infrastructure has confirmed that a scheme to repair the damage to the Kilrea Bridge will commence on Monday 10 November.
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November 3, 2025 at 12:18 PM
The Department for Infrastructure has confirmed that a scheme to repair the damage to the Kilrea Bridge will commence on Monday 10 November.
Read more here: www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/news/kilrea-...
Read more here: www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/news/kilrea-...
15 years ago today saw the official opening of the direct link between the M2 and the A26 at Larne Road, Ballymena, using bridges that had been built for the unfinished M2 extension to Antrim since 1969. Also home to Northern Ireland’s largest roundabout. www.wesleyjohnston.com/roads/a26-m2...
A26 Ballee Road East to M2 link - Northern Ireland Roads
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October 28, 2025 at 2:14 PM
15 years ago today saw the official opening of the direct link between the M2 and the A26 at Larne Road, Ballymena, using bridges that had been built for the unfinished M2 extension to Antrim since 1969. Also home to Northern Ireland’s largest roundabout. www.wesleyjohnston.com/roads/a26-m2...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... The bridge is very old and narrow. The collapse is on a retaining wall on the bridge approach rather than the bridge itself. Hopefully DFI will be able to find a way to mako it safe asap as it's a very disruptive closure.
Kilrea Bridge: 'Businesses feel like they've been hung out to dry' - shop owner
The Kilrea Bridge has been closed since last month after extensive cracking was discovered in a retaining wall.
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October 28, 2025 at 1:17 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... The bridge is very old and narrow. The collapse is on a retaining wall on the bridge approach rather than the bridge itself. Hopefully DFI will be able to find a way to mako it safe asap as it's a very disruptive closure.
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The failure of a wall at an historic bridge, deemed to be at “immediate risk of collapse”, could have long-term implications for the future use of the entire bridge, officials have said.
Collapse of wall could threaten long-term future of historic NI bridge
The failure of a wall at an historic bridge, deemed to be at “immediate risk of collapse”, could have long-term implications for the future use of the entire bridge, officials have said.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
October 27, 2025 at 6:59 AM
The failure of a wall at an historic bridge, deemed to be at “immediate risk of collapse”, could have long-term implications for the future use of the entire bridge, officials have said.
Brick-walled electrical substation on Little Patrick Street, Belfast seen in 2002 when it was brand new, and in 2023, when it has suffered from just over 20 years of graffiti. Note also the much higher skyline behind.
October 25, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Brick-walled electrical substation on Little Patrick Street, Belfast seen in 2002 when it was brand new, and in 2023, when it has suffered from just over 20 years of graffiti. Note also the much higher skyline behind.
Northern Ireland Roads Site updated: A45 Creenagh Bridge realignment #Coalisland added; Movilla Rd/Donaghadee Rd/Bangor Rd Link #Newtownards; M1/A3 Knockmore Link, #Lisburn: www.wesleyjohnston.com/roads
October 22, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Northern Ireland Roads Site updated: A45 Creenagh Bridge realignment #Coalisland added; Movilla Rd/Donaghadee Rd/Bangor Rd Link #Newtownards; M1/A3 Knockmore Link, #Lisburn: www.wesleyjohnston.com/roads
Non-answer from the @deptinfra.bsky.social Minister. The question doesn't ask for any commentary on the judgement, just whether any projects have been paused in light of it. This is a question with obvious public interest, especially since the A4 Enniskillen Bypass is now clearly delayed.
October 20, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Non-answer from the @deptinfra.bsky.social Minister. The question doesn't ask for any commentary on the judgement, just whether any projects have been paused in light of it. This is a question with obvious public interest, especially since the A4 Enniskillen Bypass is now clearly delayed.
Northern Ireland Roads Site updated: A1 junctions phase 2; A24 #Ballynahinch Bypass; A1-A2 #Newry Southern Relief Road; A4 #Enniskillen Bypass; A5 dualling #Ballygawley to #Omagh, #Strabane, #Derry; A29 #Cookstown Bypass: www.wesleyjohnston.com/roads
Northern Ireland Roads Site - current and future new road
schemes
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October 8, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Northern Ireland Roads Site updated: A1 junctions phase 2; A24 #Ballynahinch Bypass; A1-A2 #Newry Southern Relief Road; A4 #Enniskillen Bypass; A5 dualling #Ballygawley to #Omagh, #Strabane, #Derry; A29 #Cookstown Bypass: www.wesleyjohnston.com/roads
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"You’ll have to bear with me for this one. I’m approaching it in a roundabout sort of way."
My daily battle with infamous Northern Ireland roundabout
You’ll have to bear with me for this one. I’m approaching it in a roundabout sort of way.
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October 8, 2025 at 6:21 AM
"You’ll have to bear with me for this one. I’m approaching it in a roundabout sort of way."
How 16 years of tree growth can transform a view – A21 Comber Bypass in 2007 and 2023.
October 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM
How 16 years of tree growth can transform a view – A21 Comber Bypass in 2007 and 2023.
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The pre-Christmas roadworks embargo in Belfast City Centre is to be brought forward by two weeks to help keep traffic moving as the festive season approaches, Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has announced.
Read more here: infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/news/kimmins...
Read more here: infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/news/kimmins...
October 6, 2025 at 9:38 AM
The pre-Christmas roadworks embargo in Belfast City Centre is to be brought forward by two weeks to help keep traffic moving as the festive season approaches, Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has announced.
Read more here: infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/news/kimmins...
Read more here: infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/news/kimmins...
Long-awaited first draft of the Regional Strategic Transport Plan (which will determine road policy for next 10 years+) should be with us in six months or so. DFI: "We anticipate the draft RSTP will be ready for public consultation in Spring 2026".
October 3, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Long-awaited first draft of the Regional Strategic Transport Plan (which will determine road policy for next 10 years+) should be with us in six months or so. DFI: "We anticipate the draft RSTP will be ready for public consultation in Spring 2026".
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Safety concerns have been raised over a sealed fire exit in Belfast City Hospital’s multi-storey car park.
‘It is a potential tragedy’: Concern over blocked fire exit in Belfast hospital’s multi-storey car park
Safety concerns have been raised over a sealed fire exit in Belfast City Hospital’s multi-storey car park.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
October 3, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Safety concerns have been raised over a sealed fire exit in Belfast City Hospital’s multi-storey car park.
Fires in multi store car parks are rare, but when they do happen they can spread rapidly. So I’m concerned about the fire escape route in the one at Belfast City Hospital. This isn’t nitpicking - it’s a potential death trap.
October 1, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Fires in multi store car parks are rare, but when they do happen they can spread rapidly. So I’m concerned about the fire escape route in the one at Belfast City Hospital. This isn’t nitpicking - it’s a potential death trap.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
When I zoom in on this photo and see where this skip was positioned, it’s questionable to say the least.
When I zoom in on this photo and see where this skip was positioned, it’s questionable to say the least.
Belfast: Man dies following motorcycle crash on Castlereagh Road
The man was involved in a motorcycle collision on Sunday night and was taken to hospital.
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September 30, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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When I zoom in on this photo and see where this skip was positioned, it’s questionable to say the least.
When I zoom in on this photo and see where this skip was positioned, it’s questionable to say the least.
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Scathing Audit Office report raps DfI for unilaterally reclassifying how it spends cash encouraging more people out of their cars, warning it is now in serious danger of missing legal targets
Watchdog lambasts Stormont for ongoing failures in its strategy to boost active travel
Stormont has failed lamentably in meeting its own targets to encourage people out of cars, can’t prove it has spent public money properly — and is not even on course to be lawful, an Audit Office repo...
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
September 30, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Scathing Audit Office report raps DfI for unilaterally reclassifying how it spends cash encouraging more people out of their cars, warning it is now in serious danger of missing legal targets
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Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins is encouraging the community in Cookstown to have their say on the wider social value benefits they would like to see delivered as part of the A29 Cookstown Bypass scheme.
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September 29, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins is encouraging the community in Cookstown to have their say on the wider social value benefits they would like to see delivered as part of the A29 Cookstown Bypass scheme.
Read more here: www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/news/cooksto...
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Read more here: www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/news/cooksto...
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DFI update today: "The road will remain closed to traffic for several weeks while the Department arranges for a temporary solution to be implemented. Once these works are complete the road will be reopened while a permanent solution is developed."
www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/news/closure... This is going to be very disruptive, as it's a 14 mile round trip to the nearest bridge in either direction.
September 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
DFI update today: "The road will remain closed to traffic for several weeks while the Department arranges for a temporary solution to be implemented. Once these works are complete the road will be reopened while a permanent solution is developed."
Northern Ireland Roads site updated: A1 junctions phase 2; Lagan footbridge #Belfast; A6 dualling #Drumahoe-#Maydown; M2/M3/Westlink York Street Interchange: www.wesleyjohnston.com/roads
Northern Ireland Roads Site - current and future new road
schemes
www.wesleyjohnston.com
September 22, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Northern Ireland Roads site updated: A1 junctions phase 2; Lagan footbridge #Belfast; A6 dualling #Drumahoe-#Maydown; M2/M3/Westlink York Street Interchange: www.wesleyjohnston.com/roads
www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/news/closure... This is going to be very disruptive, as it's a 14 mile round trip to the nearest bridge in either direction.
September 21, 2025 at 7:45 AM
www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/news/closure... This is going to be very disruptive, as it's a 14 mile round trip to the nearest bridge in either direction.
Happy birthday M5 which opened on this day in 1980. Originally intended to go to Carrickfergus the stub that exists was approved only to complete the Greencastle interchange which had opened in 1973 with 4 redundant lanes.
September 12, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Happy birthday M5 which opened on this day in 1980. Originally intended to go to Carrickfergus the stub that exists was approved only to complete the Greencastle interchange which had opened in 1973 with 4 redundant lanes.
At last!
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Derry Journal on X: "Caw roundabout traffic upgrade approved with work to get under way in early 2026 https://t.co/s2if64GApU https://t.co/uoGxKzmMcI" / X
Caw roundabout traffic upgrade approved with work to get under way in early 2026 https://t.co/s2if64GApU https://t.co/uoGxKzmMcI
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September 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
At last!
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