SINN FÉIN has called on the government to honour its commitment to fund 50 per cent of the proposed upgrade to the A5 road.
Speaking ahead of a Sinn Féin Dáil motion on the issue, Pearse Doherty TD said that the A5 upgrade is critical to prevent further lives from being lost, and to enhance the social and economic wellbeing of the North West region.
“It is time to build the A5 road with no more delays,” he said.
“Far too many families have lost loved ones on this dangerous road. More than 50 people have died since 2006, with ten deaths between October 2021 and October 2022 alone.”
With the A5 upgrade first announced in 2007, 16 years on many are still waiting for the work to start.
“We cannot wait any longer. We must act to save lives and protect families from further heartbreak.
“The A5 route is important infrastructure linking north and south – a major route for those living and working in the border counties and right across the North West,” he said.
Tomorrow Sinn Féin will move a motion in the Dáil calling on the government to honour its commitment to fund 50 per cent of the cost of the A5 upgrade so that it is commenced and completed as quickly as possible.
“This would save lives and create jobs as well as enhancing the social and economic wellbeing of the North West region,” Pearse said.
“There can be no more delays, and no more lives lost. It is time to build the A5 road,” he concluded.
The A5 road near Ballygawley.
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