There have been 57 deaths on the road, which links Derry with Aughnacloy in Co Tyrone, since 2006
The Northern Ireland Executive has given the green light for the long-awaited upgrade to the A5 road.
Work will begin on the Strabane to Ballygawley section early next year, Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd said on Wednesday. He added that it will take an estimated five years of “intensive construction work along this part of the route” followed by “some continuing work”. “There have been many setbacks along the way on this journey, and they’ve been all well documented, but certainly today, I think we turn a new chapter in terms of where we are to fully realise and really fully enjoy the benefits of the road.”
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