A new dual carriageway to upgrade the existing A5 between Londonderry and Aughnacloy should be completed by 2028, a Stormont official says.
BBC News NI south-west reporter
The project has the support of all Northern Ireland political parties as well as the Irish government.The outline business case for the new road has now been approved by the Department of Finance . On Tuesday, the inquiry heard emotional testimony from people who have lost loved ones in accidents on the A5.
Officials were also questioned about traffic forecasts which suggested 40% of road users on the A5 would see no significant change to journey times.A transport planning consultant acting for the Alternative A5 Alliance, which opposes the scheme, described this reduction as "unremarkable". "Yesterday we remembered the 51 people who sadly lost their lives on that road since 2006, an unforgivable number, huge carnage and loss and pain has been endured by people here."Anyone looking at a map of Ireland will see very clearly there is an infrastructure deficit that people are suffering, a huge regional imbalance that has been allowed to continue and to worsen.
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