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THE Stormont Executive appears set to approve the long-awaited A5 dual-carriageway later today.
Speculation is mounting that the £1 billion project will be given the go-ahead. It comes less than a week after the Infrastructure Minister, John O’Dowd, formally recommended approval of the scheme.
Plans have been in place since 2007 for the dualling of the road between Aughnacloy and Newbuildings, a total of 58 miles.
Previous plans have proposed carrying out the dual-carriageway on a phased based between Aughnacloy and Omagh, Omagh and Strabane and Strabane and Newbuildings.