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| A5 cash 'must go to other road projects' says CBI | A5 cash 'must go to other road projects' says CBI |
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| The Stormont executive is being urged to redistribute money earmarked for the stalled A5 on other roads projects. | The Stormont executive is being urged to redistribute money earmarked for the stalled A5 on other roads projects. |
| The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) said upgrading a section of the A6 should get under way urgently. | |
| The call comes as Regional Development Minister Danny Kennedy prepares to put spending proposals to his ministerial colleagues. | The call comes as Regional Development Minister Danny Kennedy prepares to put spending proposals to his ministerial colleagues. |
| The A5 has been delayed by a court action, but this year was due to have received £120m in funding. | |
| Mr Kennedy is preparing to put forward a case that his department should be allowed to retain the money for other projects, but he will need the support of other political parties. | Mr Kennedy is preparing to put forward a case that his department should be allowed to retain the money for other projects, but he will need the support of other political parties. |
| Last month, a court quashed the decision to go ahead with the A5 road scheme. | Last month, a court quashed the decision to go ahead with the A5 road scheme. |
| The project stretched from Londonderry to Aughnacloy, County Tyrone, but it faced a legal challenge from the Alternative A5 Alliance (AA5A) - a group of farmers, landowners and supporters who sought to block work on the 85km stretch. | The project stretched from Londonderry to Aughnacloy, County Tyrone, but it faced a legal challenge from the Alternative A5 Alliance (AA5A) - a group of farmers, landowners and supporters who sought to block work on the 85km stretch. |
| The AA5A won their judicial review into the planned new route after the court ruled an environment impact assessment had not been carried out properly. | The AA5A won their judicial review into the planned new route after the court ruled an environment impact assessment had not been carried out properly. |
| The road scheme, the largest of its kind in Northern Ireland, formed part of a proposed key cross-border business route linking Dublin and the north west. | The road scheme, the largest of its kind in Northern Ireland, formed part of a proposed key cross-border business route linking Dublin and the north west. |