The Department for Infrastructure has published the formal Notice
of Intention to proceed with the first phase of the A5 Western
Transport Corridor Scheme and confirmed that the Direction,
Vesting and Stopping-up Orders have been made.
The Statutory Orders cover 55kms of new trunk road from the
proposed Junction 8 (south of Strabane) to the proposed Junction
15 near Ballygawley including the westward extension of the
existing A4 Dual Carriageway.
For further information, please refer to the composite Statutory notice.
The Orders are available to view and download at: a5wtc(external link opens in a
new window / tab); including the maps which form part of the
Direction Order and the land plans which form part of the Vesting
Order.
Notes to editors:
- Minister O'Dowd made his announcement on 2 October that the
first phase of the scheme would proceed. For more
information see - O'Dowd announces A5
construction to begin
- The Direction Order, formally titled, The Trunk Road T3 (The
Trunk Road T3 [Western Transport Corridor – Sion Mills (North) to
Ballygawley (West) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024 was made on
Thursday 10 October, and will become operative on 13 November.
- The Vesting Orders consisting of the Notice of Making a
Vesting Order (NMVO) for Sion Mills (North) to Omagh (South) and
Omagh (South) to Ballygawley [West] together with the NMVO
for mitigation measures were made on 15 October and the operative
date will be 25 November 2024.
- The Private Accesses on the A5 Western Transport Corridor –
Sion Mills (North) to Ballygawley (West) (Stopping-Up) Order
(Northern Ireland) 2024 was made on 15 October and will become
operative on 25 November 2024.
