Confirmation that work to complete Londonderry's Skeoge Link Road will begin
in May was today welcomed.
Sinn Fein councillor Tony Hassan said it will result in the whole area being
opened up for social housing and business opportunities.
"I have campaigned tirelessly for the completion of the Skeoge Road as
I see it as a strategic piece of the jigsaw that will open up the whole area
for development.
"This development has been held up time and time again and the news
that the work will begin in early May has to be welcomed.
"In terms of a strategic plan for the Greater Shantallow area the
Skeoge Road is essential in order to open up the surrounding lands for
social housing and business opportunities.
"It will also provide a bypass for a huge amount of traffic from
Donegal heading to Belfast and vice versa."
He said traffic currently goes through the Glengalliagh Road past schools, a
leisure centre and a shopping complex and the bypass will make this road
safer.
"Many developers have been waiting patiently for this road to be
completed before committing to the area and now that the date for the
completion has been announced, I hope we will see an investment in the area
that will bring jobs to an area with a large unemployment record," he
said.
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