No budget for Limavady to Coleraine road

IMPROVEMENTS to the main road from Limavady to Coleraine is at a “well-advanced” planning stage but there is no “provision” in the current budget for the scheme, the Roads Minister has stated.

By The Newsroom

Published 8th Mar 2013, 06:17 BST

Danny Kennedy had been asked by East Londonderry MLA Gregory Campbell to “outline the progress that has been made in implementing lane improvements for overtaking on the A37 between Limavady and Coleraine.”

The Minister replied: “Planning for the Gortcorbies Climbing Lane scheme on the A37 is well advanced and my Department’s Roads Service has now developed an environmentally friendly and cost effective design that is suitable for the attractive Binevenagh Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. This addresses the earlier concerns about disposal of surplus material, arising from construction of the scheme.

“At present, there is no provision in the 2011-2015 budget for construction of this scheme. Spending beyond the current budget period on schemes of this nature will depend on future budget settlements and consideration of the competing priorities.”