Campaigners calling for the A5 road to be upgraded have said there has been a “sea change” in public opinion on the issue, and said locals cannot tolerate more deaths.
The A5 has been the subject of calls for improvement due to the high volume of fatal collisions on the road, which links the city of Derry with Aughnacloy in Co Tyrone, located close to the Irish border.
A scheme to turn the A5 into a dual carriageway was first approved in 2007 but has been held up by legal proceedings from an opposition group known as the Alternative A5 Alliance (AA5A). Since 2007, 47 people have died on the single-lane road, including three members of the same family in one collision.
