The acting chair of the Alternative A5 Alliance has said they represent a "cross-section of society" and are not "bogey men".
Hamilton Hassard, leading figure of the group opposed to the development of the A5 Western Transport Corridor project, has also branded the suggestion that deaths are being caused on the road due to a lack of progress on the project as "scurrilous".
There have been renewed calls for progression of the road upgrade following the death of four men on the A5 in December, including three in a single incident at Garvaghey on December 27.
