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£316m scheme that has transformed busy A1Newry bypass
Friday, 4 December 2009
Almost a third of the A1 Newry bypass is now open to traffic since construction work began four years ago.
The opening of the flyover junction at Cloghogue yesterday is the latest development in the multi-million pound project which is set to increase the flow between Belfast and Dublin.
It is expected that the 12km stretch of road will be completed by the summer next year, making travelling time between the two cities a lot shorter.
Initially the bypass was built as a single carriageway in 1996 but was earmarked for redevelopment just as the peace process began to take hold in Northern Ireland. Around £316 million was set aside to transform the single carriageway into near-motorway standard.
Today two stages of the new dual carriageway have been opened under traffic management arrangements to facilitate traffic flow.
A 1km stretch north of the new Sheepbridge junction, where traffic is running in single lane on both the northbound and southbound carriageways is open, and a further 1.5km where traffic is running in contraflow on the new northbound carriageway.
A further 1km stretch across Cloghogue junction where traffic is running in single lane on both the northbound and southbound carriageways was opened yesterday.
The new road layout includes a short section of three-lane carriageway immediately south of the new junction, between Cloghogue and Ellisholding Road.
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Posted by Colin | 04.12.09, 14:01 GMT