1000 hectares to be vested for A5

THE Department of Regional Development will vest roughly 1,000 hectares of land - the equivalent of twenty Ness Woods - to build the multi-million pound A5 Western Transport Corridor, Roads Minister Conor Murphy has revealed.

He said that whilst the true figure will not be known until the end of the summer Roads Service estimates that 1,000 Trafalgar Squares worth of land will be vested to make way for the Londonderry to Augnacloy road.

Asked how many hectares are to be vested for the construction he stated: "My Department's Roads Service has advised that the total area of land to be vested for the A5 Western Transport Corridor is currently estimated to be 1,000 hectares. The final figure will not be known until late summer this year.

"This estimate includes areas of land which will be required temporarily during construction to facilitate works, such as flood compensation measures, deposition of surplus material, drainage outfalls, temporary road diversions and environmental mitigation.

"Following completion of the scheme, the temporary land will be disposed of to the landowners.

"These temporary areas may be omitted from the vesting order, if appropriate agreements can be made with the relevant landowners."

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