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To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what action he is taking to improve secondary roads in South Down to improve access to the Belfast to Dublin corridor; and if he will make a statement.

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Eddie McGrady (Social Democratic & Labour Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

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Written questions

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Answered

Tabled on

14 November 2005

For answer on

16 November 2005

Answered on

23 November 2005

The chief executive of Roads Service (Dr. Malcolm McKibbin) has been asked to write to the hon. Gentleman in response to this question.Letter from Dr. Malcolm McKibbin to Mr. Eddie McGrady, dated 21 November 2005:"You recently asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland a Parliamentary Question regarding what action is being taken to improve secondary roads in South Down to improve access to the Belfast/Dublin corridor.""I have been asked to reply as this issue falls within my responsibility as Chief Executive of Roads Service.""As you will be aware, the most direct routes from Downpatrick to the Belfast/Dublin corridor (A1) are the A25 through Rathfriland and latterly the A25/B8 through Hilltown.""On the A25 we have recently completed a carriageway improvement scheme at Kilcoo at a cost of £220,000, with major resurfacing work at Knocksticken, Ballykilbeg, Loughislandreavey, Ballybannon to Priest's Road, and Priest's Road to Aughlisnafin at a cost of £547,000.""We also have plans to carry out a number of improvement schemes on these routes including:""junction improvements on the A25 Dublin Road at Burrenreagh Road near Castlewellan at an estimated cost of £40,000 (05/06);""carriageway realignment on the B8 Hilltown Road, Newry, at an estimated cost of £400,000 (06/07);""carriageway realignment and visibility improvement on the A25 Burrenbridge Road at an estimated cost of £100,000 (06/07) ;and""carriageway resurfacing at Windsor Hill, Newry, at an estimated cost of £65,000 (06/07).""In relation to other ““A”” and ““B”” Class roads in the South Down area, we have recently completed, or plan to complete the following improvements during the current year at a cost of some £1,200,000:""carriageway realignment on the B2 at Caughey's Road, Dromore;""junction improvements and footway provision on the B10 at Mays Corner;""carriageway realignment and footway provision on the A2 Newry Road, Kilkeel at Mourne Grange;""carriageway realignment and footway provision on the A2 at Ballindoalty Corner between Rostrevor and Kilkeel;.""carriageway realignment on the B2 Annacloy Road, Downpatrick;""carriageway realignment and junction improvement on the B2 at Ballygowan Road;""junction improvement on the B3 at Ballinafoy Road Rathfriland;""carriageway realignment on the B7 Dromara Road at Ballyroney;""carriageway realignment and junction improvement on the B10 Derrylough Road, Banbridge;""junction improvement on the B2 Lurgan Road at Ballynaris Hill, Dromore;""junction improvement and footway provision at Greenpark Road, Rostrevor; and""junction improvement on the B27 Sandbank Road, Hilltown.""Finally, the following improvement schemes are currently programmed for future financial years at a cost of some £785,000:""junction improvement on the B2 at Magheraloan Road, Annacloy;""junction improvement on the B10 at Lisnaree Road, Banbridge; and""carriageway realignment on the A50 Castlewellan Road at Corbet Lough;""I hope this information is helpful."

Date

23 November 2005

Reference

439 c2017-8W;439 c2017-8W; 29499

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