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Conor Coyle

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Over 180 businesses in call for crucial a5 road upgrade | History Defined

More than 180 businesses in the North West have signed an open letter calling for urgent progress to the delayed A5 road upgrade.

A total of £90million has already been spent on the project without any construction having started, while total estimated costs have ballooned to more than £1.6billion.

Attempts by the Department for Infrastructure to progress the scheme, which would upgrade the entire section of the road from Newbuildings to Aughnacloy to dual carriageway, have been thwarted by a succession of legal challenges.

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