Over £21.5m is to be spent improving Derry's roads this year, the Transport Minister has said.Meeting with the city council, Conor Murphy announced works to dual 6.75km of the A2 between Maydown to City of Derry Airport had commenced.
The contract was recently awarded to Lagan Construction Ltd. It is thought the scheme will take 18 months to complete, reports build.ie. Mr Murphy also welcomed the recent selection of the preferred routes for the A6 dualling, Derry to Dungiven and the Buncrana Road widening scheme.
The Minister said this year's increased allocation for structural maintenance would allow a larger number of resurfacing schemes to proceed on local roads.
The contract was recently awarded to Lagan Construction Ltd. It is thought the scheme will take 18 months to complete, reports build.ie. Mr Murphy also welcomed the recent selection of the preferred routes for the A6 dualling, Derry to Dungiven and the Buncrana Road widening scheme.
The Minister said this year's increased allocation for structural maintenance would allow a larger number of resurfacing schemes to proceed on local roads.
