£833m plannedinvestment

The Minister gave a breakdown of his intended expenditure in response to an Assembly Question advising he expected to spent around £833million.

This will go towards roads projects like the A6 and the A5, rail projects like the Coleraine to Londonderry track and sewerage projects like that in the Benone area.

He stated: “My Department currently plans to invest around £736 million on roads, £25 million on transport and £72 million on water and sewerage totalling around £833 million in the North West over the Budget period 2011-15.

“This will allow for the start of improvements to the Coleraine to Derry rail track, construction of the dual carriageway on the A5 between Derry and Aughnacloy and road improvements on the A6 where I believe the Dungiven Bypass will be the priority. In addition work on the Benone Area Sewerage project should be completed.”