A5 WTC (New Road from Aughnacloy to Derry)

[rrhf]

If they do widen the road into Derry, how do you stop the exodus?

[omagh_gael]

Wilson announces more than £580m investment in roads and hospitals

Sammy Wilson announced the £580 investment in the assembly on Tuesday
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The finance minister has revealed a series of capital investments in hospitals and the road network.

Sammy Wilson confirmed over £500m of investment in the assembly on Tuesday.

He told MLAs that £330m will be spent upgrading two sections of the A5 between Londonderry and Strabane, as well as Omagh and Ballygawley.

More than £28m will be spent on the Altnagelvin Hospital in Londonderry and about £60m will go to the new Omagh Hospital and the Ulster Hospital.

Another £57m will be spent on improving the A2 Carrickfergus to Belfast road and £105m will go towards the A8 Belfast to Larne dual carriageway.

Mr Wilson said that the investment will have "significant economic benefits for Northern Ireland", including the creation of 2,500 jobs in the construction sector.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-17026868

[EC Unique]

That is great. Should help a lot of folk back into work.

[Hereiam]

Off course what should be done now is to start a fund raising effort to try and get the money together from the people in the border regions to continue the rest of the road to Aughnacloy.

[omagh_gael]

You wouldn't need a dual carriage way that far. The new alignment  on the aughnacloy road already takes you to about 1.5 miles outside the town. all you would need is to widen that last stretch which passes the golf club.

[LeoMc]

Wilson announces more than £580m investment in roads and hospitals

Sammy Wilson announced the £580 investment in the assembly on Tuesday
Continue reading the main story
Related Stories

A5 funding announcement expected
The finance minister has revealed a series of capital investments in hospitals and the road network.

Sammy Wilson confirmed over £500m of investment in the assembly on Tuesday.

He told MLAs that £330m will be spent upgrading two sections of the A5 between Londonderry and Strabane, as well as Omagh and Ballygawley.

More than £28m will be spent on the Altnagelvin Hospital in Londonderry and about £60m will go to the new Omagh Hospital and the Ulster Hospital.

Another £57m will be spent on improving the A2 Carrickfergus to Belfast road and £105m will go towards the A8 Belfast to Larne dual carriageway.

Mr Wilson said that the investment will have "significant economic benefits for Northern Ireland", including the creation of 2,500 jobs in the construction sector.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-17026868

So we are not getting the new dual carriage-way then, just a few more over-taking lanes to speed up the existing road!

[armaghniac]

So we are not getting the new dual carriage-way then, just a few more over-taking lanes to speed up the existing road!

How do you conclude that?
The Derry - Strabane work will be a new route to bypass the kips villages on the existing road.

[LeoMc]

So we are not getting the new dual carriage-way then, just a few more over-taking lanes to speed up the existing road!

How do you conclude that?
The Derry - Strabane work will be a new route to bypass the kips villages on the existing road.

I am basing it on the wording "upgrading sections of the road" rather than "dualing" I hope I  am wrong, there are so many entrances and exits on the Ballygawley Omagh section that making the road faster only makes it more dangerous.

[ziggysego]

So we are not getting the new dual carriage-way then, just a few more over-taking lanes to speed up the existing road!

My take on the statement is, the Derry - Strabane phase and the Omagh - Ballygawley phase will be upgraded to a duel-carriageway, but the Omagh - Strabane of the A5 road wil remain unchanged.

[Hereiam]

You may be right there Leo. If you read the full article belfast to larne is getting a dual carriageway (WHY?) while the A5 is being upgraded.

[Rois]

So we are not getting the new dual carriage-way then, just a few more over-taking lanes to speed up the existing road!

How do you conclude that?
The Derry - Strabane work will be a new route to bypass the kips villages on the existing road.

Ahem, from one of those kips, born and bred.  Loving the new road though!

[oakleafgael]

Wilson announces more than £580m investment in roads and hospitals

Sammy Wilson announced the £580 investment in the assembly on Tuesday
Continue reading the main story
Related Stories

A5 funding announcement expected
The finance minister has revealed a series of capital investments in hospitals and the road network.

Sammy Wilson confirmed over £500m of investment in the assembly on Tuesday.

He told MLAs that £330m will be spent upgrading two sections of the A5 between Londonderry and Strabane, as well as Omagh and Ballygawley.

More than £28m will be spent on the Altnagelvin Hospital in Londonderry and about £60m will go to the new Omagh Hospital and the Ulster Hospital.

Another £57m will be spent on improving the A2 Carrickfergus to Belfast road and £105m will go towards the A8 Belfast to Larne dual carriageway.

Mr Wilson said that the investment will have "significant economic benefits for Northern Ireland", including the creation of 2,500 jobs in the construction sector.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-17026868

So we are not getting the new dual carriage-way then, just a few more over-taking lanes to speed up the existing road!

Any section "upgraded" will be to dual carraigeway standard, similar to the A4 upgrade from Ballygawley to Dungannon.

[oakleafgael]

What I have seen is that the section from Newbuildings to Sion Mills will proceed as originally planned, McCann, Bam and Balfour Beatty. The middle section from Sion Mills to south of Omagh has been shelved, for how long is a good question. The  section that originally was to go from south of Omagh to Aughnacloy will now be shortened to Ballygawley, a sensibile enough decision as the last section to Aughnacloy was unjustified for the expected traffic demands. Farrans and Grahams are the Contractor for that section.

The detail that remains to be ironed out is how the new road will join the existing Omagh "throughpass". It will be a complete bottle neck and it would be much better to continue the new road to the north of Omagh and join back into the existing A5 somewhere around the UAFP.

[WeeDonns]

The detail that remains to be ironed out is how the new road will join the existing Omagh "throughpass". It will be a complete bottle neck and it would be much better to continue the new road to the north of Omagh and join back into the existing A5 somewhere around the UAFP.

Don't join it! Just by-pass the whole town and leave the throughpass as a local road, for local people 

[LeoMc]

Any section "upgraded" will be to dual carraigeway standard, similar to the A4 upgrade from Ballygawley to Dungannon.

The figures quoted by the BBC would seem to back that up. £330m is a lot of over-taking lanes.