A5 WTC (New Road from Aughnacloy to Derry)

[seafoid]

https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/courts/part-of-legal-battle-over-proposed-17bn-a5-upgrade-to-be-sent-back-to-high-court/a1645208024.html

Part of a legal battle over the proposed £1.7bn A5 road upgrade is to be sent back to the High Court, senior judges ordered today.

Two Stormont departments are currently involved in an appeal against a ruling that halted the major dual carriageway scheme for not complying with climate change targets.

But Lady Chief Justice Dame Siobhan Keegan confirmed that a newly raised point must first be determined by the judge who quashed the decision to approve the project.

The issue, related to the potential impact on Northern Ireland achieving net zero goals, emerged at the start of the hearing in the Court of Appeal.

"Suffice to say we find ourselves in a difficult and unsatisfactory position," Dame Siobhan said.

"We are going to remit part of this appeal to the first instance judge to hear arguments on the case now advanced by DFI (Department for Infrastructure) and Daera (Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs)."

[Dougal Maguire]

Excuse my ignorance but is this good news or bad news for those of us who want to see the road built?

[David McKeown]

Excuse my ignorance but is this good news or bad news for those of us who want to see the road built?

Neither really. It's a strange and rare occurrence for the case to have proceeded like this.

[giveherlong]

It gets worse
Any idea of timescales?