Improvements Underway On Omagh Cycleway

Work has begun to extend the existing cycleway and footway facilities along Dublin Road in Omagh.

The Department for Infrastructure is leading the scheme, which will see 530 metres of new cycleway/footway delivered from Belvedere Park junction towards the junction of Ballynahatty Road along the Western side of the Dublin Road.

This new £340,000 investment serves as an extension to the cycleway facilities recently built along the Dublin Road from Townview Avenue towards the Belvedere Park junction. This scheme will further provide approximately 200 metres of new footway along the eastern side of the Dublin Road extending from Dublin Road Cemetery, improvement of sightlines, upgrading of drainage and resurfacing of the Dublin Road carriageway.  


Welcoming the scheme, Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon said: "This scheme is part of my commitment to the delivery of active travel schemes across the North and to making walking, wheeling and cycling a safer and more attractive option for people getting around. This will greatly enhance provision for cyclists and pedestrians and provide further opportunities for active travel. When complete the upgraded route will provide an improved facility in the Omagh area to encourage more walking, wheeling and cycling at this location.

"I would like to thank local residents and businesses in advance for their cooperation and ask that they comply with all temporary traffic restrictions while these much needed works are completed."

The work will involve widening the existing footway along the western side of the carriageway and resurfacing of the Dublin Road between Belvedere Park junction and the junction of Ballynahatty Road to provide a new combined Cycleway / Footway whilst further providing an extension to the existing footway network along the eastern side of the carriageway.

Road users are advised that lane closures and a period of road closures will be required to facilitate the construction process and to take extra care in the vicinity of the works.

The cycleway and footway works are expected to be complete by 18 March 2022.