Minister and A5/N2 Committee Determined to See the A5 Upgrade Go Ahead - Donegal Daily

Minister and A5/N2 Committee determined to see the A5 upgrade go ahead - Donegal Daily

Stormont Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has expressed her determination to see the A5 upgrade go ahead. Last week, the High Court in Belfast quashed a Stormont decision to approve the major scheme. It ruled in favour of a legal challenge to the £1.2 billion upgrade of the A5 linking counties Donegal to Monaghan through Tyrone and Derry. The judge found the project did not comply with Stormont’s own Climate Change Act. However, Minister Kimm…

Monaghan County Council members meet NI Minister Liz Kimmins in relation to A5 project - Comhairle Contae Mhuineacháin

Members of Monaghan County Council who sit on the A5 N2 Cross Border Committee met with NI Minister Liz Kimmins in Stormont on Tuesday, 24th June.  The meeting took place just one day after a High Court Ruling in relation to the A5 road scheme, which determined that the A5 project should not go ahead.   The 85km A5 Western Transport Scheme project has a long and complex history, facing delays and legal challenges since its inception in 2007. Sin…