The present Translink bus-stop serving Lisbellaw, which was once in the village and is now on the main Belfast road, could be relocated, if an agreement can be found between Translink, the Roads service, the Police and, local residents.
The latter grouping have enlisted the help of the Fermanagh-South Tyrone D UP Assembly member, Arlene Foster towards bringing back the bus-stop to the village but Translink, for their part, don't want it there, as Mrs Foster explained after a four-sided site meeting last week.
"I recognise there is a difficulty with parking in the village and that, therefore, the buses find it difficult to get through. As against that, some of the older residents and some who are infirm or are young children are extremely worried about road safety issues on the main road'.
She went on: "The situation isn't as bad at present with the bright mornings and evenings but it's more difficult in the Winter mornings and evenings where there are no lights. The present bus-stop is very close to the road, and for elderly and very young residents, the speed of passing traffic is quite high".
She explained that all parties were looking at various options, including the possibility of relocating the bus-stop to an area of the village at the Lisnaskea end.
"In saying that", Mrs Foster added, "Roads Service haven't committed themselves to that option. What I can say is I don't think it's acceptable where it is, and we're certainly pushing on ahead with the alternatives. The present bus shelter has no seats to start with and if you're standing waiting for a bus, ti can be difficult.
"So, if we can't get something sorted out, we're going to have to move the shelter back and install seating".
As regards last week's four-part meeting, Mrs Foster described it as, 'useful' in that village residents were able to put questions directly to Translink, the PSNI, the Roads Service and Translink representatives.
"There has been an undertaking on all sides to try to come to an agreement and to review some options", she added.
