What the Strangford Lough Crossing Traffic and Diversion Heatmap Shows A plain-language guide for the general public and elected representatives The heatmap is an interactive map of the roads around Strangford Lough. Each road is coloured by how many vehicles use it every day, measured in Vehicles Per Day (VPD), also known as the Annual […]
Update: 22-05-2026 – Anyone who says “the Strangford ferry meets the need, why build a bridge” can now be answered with: “The Carlingford ferry met that need too, until it didn’t. The market removed it in May 2026, as confirmed today, with no advance notice and no replacement. A peninsula community cannot stake its connectivity on […]