Would the Strangford Lough Crossing Face Regular Closures? Short answer: No — and we now have a working Irish bridge that proves it. Start With the Wind Itself People imagine that a bridge over Strangford Narrows would be battered by wind from every direction, all year round. The reality is more reassuring once you understand […]
To the Detractors: A Bridge Would Not Hollow Out the Villages — It Would Give People More Freedom to Choose Them Introduction Opponents of a Strangford Lough Crossing often repeat the same warning: build a bridge, bypass the villages, and Strangford and Portaferry will lose trade. It sounds plausible on the surface, but it rests […]