Drivers in Lurgan urged to be cautious due to damaged traffic light at busy junction

The traffic light, at the central aisle in the array of traffic lights leading from Edward Street, Millennium Way, Church Place and Waring Street, has been crashed flat almost parallel with the pavement and jutting onto the road.

It is understood a car carrying two people crashed into the post on Monday evening. The PSNI attended but it appears no one was injured during the incident.

Sinn Fein Cllr Sorchá Mc Geown urged drivers to exercise caution on that stretch of road until the Department for Infrastructure Roads Service arrive to mend it.

Cllr McGeown revealed that it seems the traffic light in Edward Street had been damaged yesterday evening. “This has been reported yesterday and again this morninghopefully will be sorted as soon as possible. Drive with caution if using this road.”

A PSNI spokesperson said: “Police in Lurgan received a report of a single vehicle road traffic collision within the vicinity of Millennium Way at 6.30pm on Monday August 14th. There were no reports of any injuries nor roads closed, however a traffic signal was damaged.”

A Department for Infrastructure (DfI) spokesperson said: “An engineer has visited the location this morning (Tuesday 15 August) to make the area safe and to disconnect the wiring in preparation for the replacement of the signals. Work to replace the pole and signals will be completed as soon as possible. Two other signal heads still remain in operation for the affected leg of the junction.”