The opening of the new A6 road from Derry to Dungiven will make "a massive difference" after one of the longest-running road building projects in the history of Northern Ireland.
That is according to roads expert Wesley Johnston, who pointed to the "coronavirus pandemic and supply chain crises" to explain the length of time it has taken to get the new road open.
Stretching from Drumahoe on the outskirts of Derry and bypassing Dungiven, the new length of road is currently pencilled in for an opening "by the end of April".
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